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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus

The Common Blue is the most widespread blue butterfly in Britain and Ireland and is found in a variety of grassy habitats.

The brightly coloured males are conspicuous but females are more secretive. The colour of the upperwings of females varies from almost completely brown in southern England to predominantly blue in western Ireland and Scotland, but the colour is variable within local populations with some striking examples.
It remains widespread but there have been local declines within its range.
Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus		 Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus		 Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus		 Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus		 Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus		 Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus		 Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus		 Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus

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