Hertfordshire & Middlesex Branch
Saving butterflies, moths and our environment
This page includes all the pictures of 'Blues' photographed in Europe
Note: Photographs are accepted as being correctly identified by the named photographer and this website accepts no responsibility for misidentification. It is noted that some species can be found in Great Britain but are included as the photograph was taken in another European country. No details of distribution or status will be given.
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Long-tailed Blue |
Lampides boeticus |
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| Andalucia Spain © photo: Clive Burrows |
Barcelona © photo: Steve Lane |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Lang's Short-tailed Blue |
Leptotes pirithous |
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Mallorca © photo: Tristan Bantock |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Geranium Bronze |
Cacyreus marshalli |
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| Egg Sardinia © photo: Liz Goodyear |
Pupa Sardinia © photo: Liz Goodyear |
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| Three stages Sardinia © photo: Liz Goodyear |
Adult underside Sardinia © photo: Liz Goodyear |
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| Algarve © photo: Trevor Chapman |
Algarve © photo: Trevor Chapman |
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| Barcelona © photo: Steve Lane |
Barcelona © photo: Steve Lane |
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Sardinia © photo: Liz Goodyear |
Egg-laying Sardinia © photo: Liz Goodyear |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Alcon Blue |
Phengaris alcon |
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| Vercors National Park France © photo: Roger Gibbons |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Large Blue |
Phengaris arion |
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| Vercors National Park France © photo: Roger Gibbons |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Green-underside Blue |
Glaucopsyche alexis |
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| Maritime Alps France © photo: Clive Burrows |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Black-eyed Blue |
Glaucopsyche melanops |
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| Northern Spain © photo: Clive Burrows |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Panoptes Blue |
Pseudophilotes panoptes |
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| Andalucia Spain © photo: Clive Burrows |
Andalucia Spain © photo: Clive Burrows |
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| Andalucia Spain © photo: Clive Burrows |
Andalucia Spain © photo: Clive Burrows |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Chequered Blue |
Scolitantides orion |
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Northern Italy © photo: Bob Hasra |
Greece © photo: Clive Burrows |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Idas Blue |
Plebejus idas |
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| French Alps © photo: Clive Burrows |
Le Boreon, Alpes Maritime France © photo: Roger Gibbons |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Zephyr Blue |
Plebejus sephirus |
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| Greece © photo: Clive Burrows |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Reverdin's Blue |
Plebejus argyrognomon |
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| Dijon France © photo: Roger Gibbons |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Geranium Argus |
Eumedonia eumedon |
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| French Alps © photo: Clive Burrows |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Mountain Argus |
Aricia artaxerxes |
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| Le Boreon, Alpes Maritime France © photo: Roger Gibbons |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Mazarine Blue |
Polyommatus semiargus |
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Spanish Pyrenees © photo: Clive Burrows |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Blue Argus |
Ultraaricia anteros |
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| Greece © photo: Clive Burrows |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Silvery Argus |
Aricia (Pseudaricia) nicias |
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| French Alps © photo: Clive Burrows |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Damon Blue |
Polyommatus damon |
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| Maritime Alps France © photo: Clive Burrows |
Maritime Alps France © photo: Clive Burrows |
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| Maritime Alps France © photo: Clive Burrows |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Furry Blue |
Polyommatus dolus |
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| Signes Southern France © photo: Roger Gibbons |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Escher's Blue |
Polyommatus escheri |
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| St Paul en Foret, Var France © photo: Roger Gibbons |
France © photo: Roger Gibbons |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Chapman's Blue |
Polyommatus thersites |
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Slovakia © photo: Clive Burrows |
Les Arc, Var France © photo: Roger Gibbons |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Amanda's Blue |
Polyommatus amandus |
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Lantosque, Alpes Maritime France © photo: Roger Gibbons |
Gorges du Blavet, Var France © photo: Roger Gibbons |
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Spanish Pyrenees © photo: Clive Burrows |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Meleager's Blue |
Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis |
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| Maritime Alps France © photo: Clive Burrows |
Rimplas, Alpes Maritime France © photo: Roger Gibbons |
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| Maritime Alps France © photo: Clive Burrows |
Rimplas, Alpes Maritime France © photo: Roger Gibbons |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Turquoise Blue |
Polyommatus dorylas |
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| Mons, Var France © photo: Roger Gibbons |
Greece © photo: Clive Burrows |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Chalkhill Blue |
Polyommatus coridon |
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| Maritime Alps France © photo: Clive Burrows |
Spanish Pyrenees © photo: Clive Burrows |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Adonis Blue |
Polyommatus bellargus |
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Northern Greece © photo: Clive Burrows |
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Species Name |
Scientific Name |
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Eros Blue |
Polyommatus eros |
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Hautes Alpes France © photo: Roger Gibbons |
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