July 25, 2007

Unidentified Blue

Found in Black Sea region. I am not 100% sure of this identification. I know that it is some kind of blue, and I have researched the butterfly and the Vogel's Blue, (below) resembles it closely. However, if you look carefully, you can see that the black markings on the side of the wing differ considerably.

(Picture taken from eurobutterflies.com)

The Spalding's Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes spaldingi) (below) is a more probable possibility. I could not find another picture of it, though, and I am not sure if this one is very dependable, as it has a reddish light to it, which is probably film lighting, but could be the natural color of the butterfly.

(Picture taken from butterfliesandmoths.org)

2 comments:

  1. Hey,
    Ilike your blog. It's really neat. I like the butterflies!

    ~Faith B.

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  2. Hello! Yes, I know who you are! Of course!

    And, I really like your header!
    And the butterfly is so pretty!

    Love,
    Jocelyn

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