Common blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterfly on a flower. Male uppersides are an iridescent lilac blue with a thin black border. Females are usually bro

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Common blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterfly on a flower. Male uppersides are an iridescent lilac blue with a thin black border. Females are usually brown with a row of red spots along the edges and some blue at the base of the wings. Photographed in Poland.

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Photo credit: © JERZY GUBERNATOR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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