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  1. 15-08-2009 #1
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    Default Brown Argus - Aricia agestis

    Spotted these by chance this afternoon, thought they were Common Blues.
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    Wonderful - and it looks like they are 'getting intimate' too :-) It always pays to snap and think later.
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    LOL, that's my ethos for life Louise, act first, think later.

    Tiny little things and look very bland from a distance, just greyish tan.
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    Just looking them up to compare, and their undersides are so easy to differentiate from a distance - the common blue has one additional spot... I don't know why you didn't spot it immediately
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    Yes I know, no attention to detail.
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    Snap now think later
    Well done Rolf. Great shots
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    Beautiful insects and great photos, Rolf!

    I especially like seeing the undersides as well as the top sides in one series of pics. That helps with my IDs too!

    (Worthy of pics on a Butterfly website! )
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