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Argus-Bläuling - Geißklee-Bläuling - plebejus argus
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I've been hoping to photograph Silver-studded Blue on heather for some time. This was taken at Prees Heath near Whitchurch, Shropshire, which I gather is the last reliable place for this species in the Midlands. There were good numbers of butterflies when I arrived yesterday evening but they were beginning to roost and didn't seem very inclined to settle on the flowering heather. Eventually I found this one perched on the end of a stem against a clean background.
This beautiful little butterfly became extinct from Kelling Heath by the 1970's. It was re-introduced in 2001 and is now firmly on the increase. I understand that habitat changes made this possible.
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Higher Hyde Heath DWT. The silver-studded blue emerges in June and is usually on the wing until late August. It is a rare butterfly, generally found in heathland habitats that have shorter, sparsely vegetated areas. It is restricted to close-knit colonies in southern England and Wales. Two subspecies can be found in its range, while two others are now extinct in the UK. The larvae feed on a wide variety of plants, such as bell heather, cross-leaved heath and gorses.
Female
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Male / upperwing.
Species: Plebeius argus.
This attractive little blue is most often associated with heathlands of southern England, where it can occur in very large numbers. However, in many places it is serious decline, mainly as a result of destruction of heaths and the shading out of the sparsely vegetated, sunny habitats it prefers.
Prees Heath Common, Shropshire.
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This week's assignment for Macro Mondays is "All in a Row". I could have used so many items but I chose this belt with studs which are all in a row. I hope you like it!
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It made me happy to see so many of one of my favourite butterflies this morning.
121 pictures in 2021 (105) uplifting
Shot 65/100 x
I was astonished to see this number of horses roaming around on the clifftops of North Cornwall. They seemed friendly enough and soon came over to see whether I had anything worth having...
I had the opportunity to head back to see family over the weekend and while there took a trip out to Yateley Common to see if I could find some Silver-studded Blues. Luckily I found a few however I think in a week or so the numbers will be far greater. Won't get much chance to get away now until early September so it was a real treat to find this smart female settling in for the night.
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A wonderful backlit Silver-studded Blue this morning. Only saw 2 this morning, 1 yesterday, however these still feel early.
Always a delight to see.
Looking Close... on Friday: Shoe Sole
My shoes are "practical" so not very interesting :) This is the sole of one of my son's football boots, from many, many years ago, that has been living in the garden ... at one stage with a plant growing in it. I quite like the texture :)
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A male silver studded blue butterfly on heather. Each year I do a six week survey of these increasingly threatened butterflies. By this time last year I had seen just two in total. Yesterday I counted 96 on my 6km transect. Their numbers should peak in the next couple of weeks.Let's hope that augers well for their future.