Common blue?

[Clive]

Rarely see a blue butterfly in the garden but snapped this from a distance with my phone. I'm guessing it's a common blue?

[philjay]

You can usually tell the Common ones cos they swear a lot :-)

[+Glafnazur]

Pretty little thing, is that lavender that it is on?

[Clive]

11 minutes ago, Glafnazur said:

... is that lavender that it is on?

Yes, but it's about on its last legs, starting to get very woody.

[Doc]

It's a Holly Blue Clive.

[Clive]

19 minutes ago, Doc said:

It's a Holly Blue Clive.

Thanks, I guess it must be a male? (my butterfly book only shows a female which has broad dark wing margins)

[Doc]

 

 

1 hour ago, Clive said:

Thanks, I guess it must be a male? (my butterfly book only shows a female which has broad dark wing margins)

 

Check the underwing pattern they are completely different. The only other butterfly that looks like the Holly Blue is the Small Blue but that's pretty rare and it's not one of them.