This is the Common Blue Butterfly, Polyommatus icarus. As its name suggests this is one of the commonest butterflies in the UK.

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This is the Common Blue Butterfly, Polyommatus icarus. As its name suggests this is one of the commonest butterflies in the UK. Seen here contrasting against the orange brown of parched grass after a very dry summer, 2018.

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Location: Formby, Merseyside, UK
Photo credit: © Rod Hill / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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