ID wanted please

**Babs** · 08-09-2007, 09:53 PM

Could someone ID this Butterfly for me please

**rolf** · 08-09-2007, 10:02 PM

It's a small Blue Babs, Cupidus minimus, apparently the smallest British Butterfly.

**Babs** · 08-09-2007, 10:05 PM

Thanks very much for that rolf, it was determined not to open it's wings. took the photo at Southend, Kintyre.

**rolf** · 08-09-2007, 10:11 PM

Sorry I lie Babs, just checked again and although it seems a little washed out colour wise, it is actually a male Common Blue Polyomatus icarus, the difference is the coloured spots near the edge of the wings, very pale gold in this case, but there nonetheless.

I'll get this right one day.

**Babs** · 08-09-2007, 10:12 PM

No problem rolf, thanks for the positive ID. It was nice to see a couple of different butterflies

***ladylouise62*** · 08-09-2007, 11:54 PM

Coo, it's had a bit of a chunk taken out, hasn't it?

***Chocky*** · 09-09-2007, 12:01 AM

It has. It's been fighting or caught in a bush. They seam to manage though

**Babs** · 09-09-2007, 12:17 AM

I noticed that but I wasn't 100% seeing that I hadn't seen one before

***Chocky*** · 09-09-2007, 12:21 AM

Still a very good shot.Babs. We can't ll be perfect. Some times I think I have a chunk missing
( but I'm still gorgeous

)

**Babs** · 09-09-2007, 12:34 AM

Just 'a' chunk

I think it's a few

***Chocky*** · 09-09-2007, 12:41 AM

Well................. Maybe

***ladylouise62*** · 09-10-2007, 02:28 PM

.. a few chunks short of a chocolate bar?

***Chocky*** · 09-10-2007, 02:47 PM

I don't touch the stuff.

08-09-2007, 09:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Babs Founder Member Info Real name: Barbara Location: Greater Manchester Gallery: 14 Equipment: The equipment I use is a Canon 30D with Sigma 50-500mm lens. I also have a garden hide from which I take most of my pictures. Posts: 1,530 Join Date: Apr 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	ID wanted please Could someone ID this Butterfly for me please Attached Thumbnails

08-09-2007, 10:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
Babs Founder Member Info Real name: Barbara Location: Greater Manchester Gallery: 14 Equipment: The equipment I use is a Canon 30D with Sigma 50-500mm lens. I also have a garden hide from which I take most of my pictures. Posts: 1,530 Join Date: Apr 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Thanks very much for that rolf, it was determined not to open it's wings. took the photo at Southend, Kintyre.

08-09-2007, 10:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
Babs Founder Member Info Real name: Barbara Location: Greater Manchester Gallery: 14 Equipment: The equipment I use is a Canon 30D with Sigma 50-500mm lens. I also have a garden hide from which I take most of my pictures. Posts: 1,530 Join Date: Apr 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	No problem rolf, thanks for the positive ID. It was nice to see a couple of different butterflies

08-09-2007, 11:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
*ladylouise62* Slightly Mad Moderator Info Location: Reading, Berks Gallery: 0 Equipment: Fuji Finepix S7000 A chair :) Posts: 1,047 Join Date: Jan 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Coo, it's had a bit of a chunk taken out, hasn't it?

09-09-2007, 12:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
Babs Founder Member Info Real name: Barbara Location: Greater Manchester Gallery: 14 Equipment: The equipment I use is a Canon 30D with Sigma 50-500mm lens. I also have a garden hide from which I take most of my pictures. Posts: 1,530 Join Date: Apr 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I noticed that but I wasn't 100% seeing that I hadn't seen one before

09-09-2007, 12:34 AM	#10 (permalink)
Babs Founder Member Info Real name: Barbara Location: Greater Manchester Gallery: 14 Equipment: The equipment I use is a Canon 30D with Sigma 50-500mm lens. I also have a garden hide from which I take most of my pictures. Posts: 1,530 Join Date: Apr 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Just 'a' chunk I think it's a few

09-10-2007, 02:28 PM	#12 (permalink)
*ladylouise62* Slightly Mad Moderator Info Location: Reading, Berks Gallery: 0 Equipment: Fuji Finepix S7000 A chair :) Posts: 1,047 Join Date: Jan 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	.. a few chunks short of a chocolate bar?

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