John Frame sends these two pictures. He writes, "I was enjoying a nice walk with mum and dad along Bay MacNeil today when I spotted this. From a quick Google search I think it's a silver-studded blue male, but I'm neither a photographer nor a butterfly enthusiast, so happy to be corrected. No idea if it's common or rare."
The
Butterfly Conservation website says of the silver-studded, "Males blue with dark border. Females brown with row of red spots. Undersides brown-grey with black spots, a row of orange spots, and small greenish flecks on outer margin. Males similar to common blue, which lacks greenish spots."
John's butterfly lacks a dark border, so it's more likely to be a common blue. Further, the silver-studded doesn't appear to be found north of North Wales. But both John and I would welcome some help!
Many thanks to John Frame for sending me his pictures.
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