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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: 13.8 Mpixels (39.5 MB uncompressed) - 3714x3714 pixels (12.4x12.4 in / 31.4x31.4 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: birdsfoot trefoil, butterfly, feeding, Lotus corniculatus, male common blue, nature, Newport wetlands, reserve, RSPB, wildflower
Published in: Nature, Butterflies