Blues Butterflies (Polyommatinae)

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Lampides boeticus

Long-tailed Blue sucking minerals in a goose droppings

Lampides boeticus

Long-tailed Blue sucking minerals in a goose droppings.

Lampides boeticus

Long-tailed Blue sucking minerals in a goose droppings.

Polyommatus icarus

Common blue male exposing its wings in the sun, resting on a dewy apple mint in a wet meadow.

Polyommatus icarus

Common blue male exposing its wings in the sun, resting on a dewy apple mint in a wet meadow.

Polyommatus icarus

Common blue male exposing its wings in the sun, resting on a dewy apple mint in a wet meadow.

Aricia agestis

Brown Argus cleaning it face in a wet meadow.

Aricia agestis

Brown Argus taking a sun bath in a wet meadow.

Polyommatus icarus

Common Blue male aberration. The series of postdical spots of the forewing has transformed into light traces and the cell spot misses. The spots of hindwind are also deformed and one is missing.

Polyommatus icarus

Common Blue male aberration. The series of postdical spots of the forewing has transformed into light traces and the cell spot misses. The spots of hindwind are also deformed and one is missing.

Aricia agestis

Brown Argus resting on lady's thumb in a wet meadow.

Aricia agestis

Brown Argus resting on lady's thumb in a wet meadow.

Polyommatus icarus

Common Blue paire mating on a knapweed in a wet meadow.

Polyommatus icarus

Common Blue paire mating on a knapweed in a wet meadow.

Polyommatus icarus

Common Blue paire mating on a knapweed in a wet meadow.

Lysandra bellargus

Adonis Blue male resting on a faded scabious on dry calcareous hillside.

Lysandra bellargus

Adonis Blue male resting on a faded scabious on dry calcareous hillside. Lot, France.

Polyommatus coridon

Chalkhill Blue male gathering nectar of oregano flowers in a calcareous grassland.

Polyommatus icarus

Common blue male enjoying the last rays of sunlight of a late afternoon in a calcareous meadow.

Polyommatus icarus

Common blue male enjoying the last rays of sunlight of a late afternoon on a faded knapweed.

Polyommatus icarus

Common blue male enjoying the last rays of sunlight of a late afternoon on a faded knapweed.

Lysandra bellargus

Adonis Blue male gathering nectar of oregano flowers in a calcareous grassland.

Aricia agestis

Brown Argus landed in a sunny calcareous grassland.

Polyommatus icarus

Common Blue male landed in a wet meadow.

Polyommatus icarus

Common Blue rubbing its wings against each others, perched in a wet meadow.

Polyommatus icarus

Common Blue male installed for the night on a faded knapweed.

Polyommatus icarus

Common Blue male is preparing to spend the night on a grass.

Lysandra bellargus

Adonis Blue resting in a dry calcareous grassland.

Lysandra bellargus

Adonis Blue female resting on a Automn Squill flower. Lot, France.

Lysandra bellargus

Adonis Blue male resting in a dry calcareous grassland. Lot, France.

Lysandra bellargus

Adonis Blue male resting in a dry calcareous grassland. Lot, France.

Lysandra bellargus

Adonis Blue male resting on a Automn Squill flower.

Lysandra bellargus

Adonis Blue male gathering nectar of water mint flowers in a wet meadow. Lot, France.

Lysandra bellargus

Adonis Blue paire mating on a bush branch. Despite his damaged wings, the male, on the left has succeeded in seducing a female.

Lysandra bellargus

Adonis Blue paire mating on a bush branch. Despite his damaged wings, the male, on the left has succeeded in seducing a female.

Lysandra bellargus

Adonis Blue paire mating on a bush branch. Despite his damaged wings, the male, on the left has succeeded in seducing a female.

Lysandra bellargus

Adonis Blue male gathering nectar of oregano flowers in a calcareous grassland.

Polyommatus icarus

Common Blue male resting on apple mint in a wet meadow.

Lysandra bellargus

Adonis Blue female resting on a wild carrot umbel,

Lysandra bellargus

Adonis Blue male gathering nectar of alfafa flowers.

Lysandra bellargus

Adonis Blue male resting on a wild carrot umbel, exposes its wings to the sun.

Lysandra bellargus

Adonis Blue gathering nectar of a Bird's-foot Trefoil flower. Hidden in the heart of flowers, a spider is getting ready to capture his prey.

Celastrina argiolus

Holly Blue gathering nectar of apple mint flowers.

Cupido argiades

Short-tailed Blue gathering nectar of apple mint flowers in a wet meadow.

Phengaris arion

Large Blue gathering nectar of a flower of sainfoin.

Polyommatus escheri

Escher's Blue male resting on a shrub in a wasteland. Diois, France.

Polyommatus escheri

Escher's Blue male resting on a shrub in a wasteland. Diois, France.

Polyommatus escheri

Escher's Blue male resting on a shrub in a wasteland. Diois, France.

Plebejus argyrognomon

Reverdin's Blue female resting on a shrub leaf.

Polyommatus hispana

Provence Chalk-hill Blue mating on a Spanish broom flower in a wasteland bordering the Drôme. The male, above, is an aberration. Diois, France.