Brown Argus or female Common Blue?
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 9:08 pm
Hi
Can someone help me to tell whether the attached photo is of a Brown Argus or female Common Blue? This was seen today in our field which is managed as a wildlife meadow (to the best of our ability!). I thought it might be a Brown Argus, it looks silvery when it flies, I cannot see any blue on it, and it seems to have the right dots on the under forewing, but I have never seen one before so am unsure and I do know we have Common Blues in our field. A neighbour who is quite knowledgeable thought he saw a Brown Argus last year. Is there anything else I should be looking for?
Can someone help me to tell whether the attached photo is of a Brown Argus or female Common Blue? This was seen today in our field which is managed as a wildlife meadow (to the best of our ability!). I thought it might be a Brown Argus, it looks silvery when it flies, I cannot see any blue on it, and it seems to have the right dots on the under forewing, but I have never seen one before so am unsure and I do know we have Common Blues in our field. A neighbour who is quite knowledgeable thought he saw a Brown Argus last year. Is there anything else I should be looking for?