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11-May-2018

Holly Blue

Newbourne

female underside - thanks to Ton for correcting ID; have not seen one of these before

Nikon 1 J5
1/1000s f/10.0 at 138.5mm iso450 +16mm extension tube full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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larose forest photos14-May-2018 21:17
So similar to our blues here... what a great shot this is, well done! V
Blandine Mangin14-May-2018 11:20
superb close-up ! v
Tom LeRoy14-May-2018 11:16
Fine close-up Chris, haven't seen one this year! In fact there are very few butterflies so far this Spring. V
Yvonne14-May-2018 11:15
Love the little diamonds on the feelers and background... v
Pierre Martin14-May-2018 11:14
beautiful capture with fine details!
Colin Storey14-May-2018 10:22
A wonderful detailed image of it.
Juliette14-May-2018 10:14
superb close-up V
Ursula Miller14-May-2018 06:13
A great macro of this fine butterfly! V
woody3414-May-2018 02:36
So delicate, really neat close up...V
Helen Betts14-May-2018 01:17
Such a pretty butterfly, and quite a sharp capture of it.
Johnnie Rogers 13-May-2018 22:23
One of my favourite butterflies, not easy to capture.
Johnny JAG13-May-2018 19:40
Nice find
joseantonio13-May-2018 19:35
looks lovely with that background.V.
Ton T.13-May-2018 19:31
Hi Chris it's a Celastrina argiolus, common name: Holly Blue, a common butterfly in England.
Great macro! V
Pieter Bos13-May-2018 19:00
Excellent close-up! ~V
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