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Common Blue
(Polyommatus icarus)
(butterfly)
24731
Almindelig Blåfugl (dk)
Mariposa Ícaro (es)
Puktörneblåvinge (se)
Measurements:
WS: 21-33mm
Generations:
2
Flight period:
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Identification:
Distribution:
Europe, North Africa, the Canary Islands, and east across the Palearctic to Northern China
Habitat:
Behavior:
Status:
Very common in Denmark.
Comment:
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424
(3 photos)
2020-07-20 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Male. Classic. |
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421
(3 photos)
2020-08-08 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Male. Another colorless underwing that at first made me all excited, hoping that I finally found a different blue on the island. |
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417
(3 photos)
2020-08-08 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Male. Worn, why the underside is very faded and probably why the body is lacking hairs. The faded appearance could be why the species-diagnostic black spot in the Cell, underside hindwing, is absent, rather than the animal being of a true variant. |
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419
(1 photos)
2020-08-08 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Male. Weakly marked individual, as many have been lately. The Cell spot on the forewing is barely visible and no orange spots at all. Speculating if the little rain we've had during the summer and now a high pressure which has brought 30 degrees C to Denmark, continuing a week at least, has had any influence on the health of the population on Amager, making them weaker than usual? |
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420
(2 photos)
2020-08-08 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Female. Looks like a piece of both forewings is missing in symmetrical positions making me wonder if it has been attacked by something, taking a bite..? |
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422
(1 photos)
2020-08-08 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Female. Fresh and typical. As much of it you can see. Perhaps the same as 423. |
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423
(1 photos)
2020-08-08 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Female. Perhaps this one is the same as 422. Freshly looking individual. |
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416
(3 photos)
2020-08-08 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Female. |
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418
(3 photos)
2020-08-08 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Female. Extremely worn, showing almost no traces of markings on the underwing. Fair to id it as this, simply because it is the only expected blue in the area. |
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485
(3 photos)
2021-05-28 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Ellevehøj-sporet. A few early animals flying around. Here a male without the spot proximally in the cell of the underside of the forewing. Interesting to see the underside shining through in picture 1. |
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495
(1 photos)
2021-05-29 Amager Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Another individual without the spot proximally in the cell of the forewing underside. |
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501
(1 photos)
2021-06-08 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Female. A worn example. It looks like the females at this time of year are very small and very dark on Amager. Not something you can see here, but I've noticed it when driving around. Most individuals are seen along the dike in the scarce and short vegetation. |
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681
(2 photos)
2022-05-23 Kongelunden, Denmark Imago. Male. Good numbers early, following the general pattern this year. |
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682
(2 photos)
2022-05-23 Kongelunden, Denmark Imago. Female. |
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683
(2 photos)
2022-05-23 Kongelunden, Denmark Imago. Female. Dark individual - perhaps they all are, of this first generation? |
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1157
(5 photos)
2022-06-21 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Ehv sporet. Was flying with normal looking individuals, but stood out with the almost turquoise tone above and certainly by the faintly colored underside. The forewing cell spot is barely visible. |
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1171
(2 photos)
2022-07-18 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. On Red Clover. |
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1164
(2 photos)
2022-07-18 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Female. |
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1166
(1 photos)
2022-07-18 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Female. |
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1168
(2 photos)
2022-07-18 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male and female. Mating. The male above in the first photo, has switched to be underneath in number two. |
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1170
(1 photos)
2022-07-21 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Away from its normal habitat, on the handlebar of my bike. |
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1167
(1 photos)
2022-07-21 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male and female. Mating. Not so big a color difference to the undersides. However, the female normally being the darker one, is the lower one. |
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1165
(1 photos)
2022-07-24 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Female. Worn |
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1169
(2 photos)
2022-07-24 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Female. |