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male common blue butterfly:
Females very variable but never all-blue like the male - always some border markings.
These butterflies were greedily feeding on on the wildflower birdsfoot trefoil: (Lotus corniculatus)
Author: Nigel Pugh
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Photo size: 6.6 Mpixels (18.8 MB uncompressed) - 2166x3033 pixels (7.2x10.1 in / 18.3x25.7 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: butterfly, feeding, Lotus corniculatus, male common blue, nature, Newport wetlands, reserve, RSPB, wildflower