Can anyone help me with the ID of this blue, taken in the Bukk National park, Hungary end of August
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Mark
ID - Hungary
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Re: ID - Hungary
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Re: ID - Hungary
Hi Mark. Sorry - I think I must have missed this first time round.
It is Plebejus, and not pylaon or any of the former Zephyr group because there seems to be a silver pupil to two of the hindwing spots. I'm pretty certain it's not argyrognomon, so that leaves idas and argus. There aren't any universal underside features for these two, but since the spots look rather uncrowded on your butterfly I suspect it is at the large end of the size range and so idas is most likely.
Guy
It is Plebejus, and not pylaon or any of the former Zephyr group because there seems to be a silver pupil to two of the hindwing spots. I'm pretty certain it's not argyrognomon, so that leaves idas and argus. There aren't any universal underside features for these two, but since the spots look rather uncrowded on your butterfly I suspect it is at the large end of the size range and so idas is most likely.
Guy
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Re: ID - Hungary
Guy,
many thanks for the help, most appreciated.
Mark
many thanks for the help, most appreciated.
Mark