Israeli butterflies

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Ian Pratt
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Israeli butterflies

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Two seen recently for id, please. All help appreciated. :D :D
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Hi Ian. The first is Zizeeria karsandra (the eastern equivalent of the African grass blue, usually called the dark grass blue in English). The second is Chilades galba.

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Thanks so much Guy. I was struggling with these.
Is this Lang's short -tailed blue and another dark grass blue?
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