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female common blue butterfly:
Females very variable but never all-blue like the male - always some border markings. Feeding on Lotus pedunculatus (formerly Lotus uliginosus), Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil or Marsh Bird's-foot Trefoil.
Author: Nigel Pugh
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Photo size: 4.7 Mpixels (13.5 MB uncompressed) - 2175x2175 pixels (7.3x7.3 in / 18.4x18.4 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Blue, butterfly, Common, feeding, female, Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil, landscape, Lotus pedunculatus, macro, Marsh Bird's-foot Trefoil, Newport, RSPB, Wetlands