Common blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterfly resting on a bud. Male wing uppersides are an iridescent lilac blue with a thin black border. Females are u

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Common blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterfly resting on a bud. Male wing 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.

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