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Southern White Admiral butterflies (Limenitis reducta) viewed on top
Polyommatus icarus is a common resident in the Netherlands.\nHabitat: The species occurs in a variety of flower-rich places, irrespective of nutrient level, pH or humidity. habitats include waste ground, grasslands and roadside verges.\nFood plants: Several species of Fabaceae serve as larval food plant.\nFlight Season: Common Blue flies in two, sometimes three generations from mid-May until the end of August, and hibernates as a half-grown caterpillar.\nDistribution: A common species in a great part of Europe, except the north of Scandinavia.\n\nThis Butterfly is one of the most common Blue Butterflies in the Netherlands.
butterfly on the flower in spring
A mail Fender's Blue Butterfly  with green background. Wings are closed. This subspecies is only known to be in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.
Macro photo of a blue butterfly.
Blue Butterfly
A blue Lycaenidae butterfly in close-up on a wildflower. Polyommatus icarus is a beautiful blue-colored pigeon. A butterfly sits on a blurred green background of grass. Macro photography of wildlife
macro shot of blue butterfly with soft green yellow background
The blue color of the Common Blue butterfly is less evident when its wings are closed, but a distinct blue hue does show up.  The detailed patterns on the wings are a marvel of the artistry of nature.  This photographe was taken in the midday sunshine in Southern Quebec in summertime.
Brown Argus butterfly on a blade of grass in a nature reserve. Stukeley Meadows Nature Reserve Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
The Adonis blue butterfly - Polyommatus bellargus - resting on a blossom of the common bird's-foot trefoil, eggs and bacon, birdsfoot deervetch or bird's-foot trefoil - Lotus corniculatus
A Chalkhill Blue butterfly on the South downs of England
Common Blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) perched on a grass stem
Group of blue butterflies (Lycaenidae)
Close-up of a blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) sitting on a yellow flower in nature
Lesser Fiery Copper Butterfly / Latin species name: Lycaena thersamon
Adonis Blue butterfly photographed against the sky
Plebejus argus (the old name) is a fairly scarce resident. The species suffered a decline in the mid-20th century; since the early 1960s, its area of distribution has halved. the Dutch Monitoring Scheme shows a moderate decline in numbers since 1990. The species is classified as 'susceptible' on the 2006 Red List.Brown Argus Butterfly occurs on nutrient-poor grasslands on dry, sandy soils in an open landscape, as in the (coastal) dunes and along dykes, roads and railways tracks.Several species of Geraniaceae are used as larval food plant.The species flies in two  generations from early May until early September, and hibernates as a half-grown caterpillar.This Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.
butterfly on the flower in spring
Aricia montensis
A closeup shot of a European common blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterfly
Butterfly on Sambucus (Elder or Elderberry) in the morning Light
A dark brown butterfly on white flowers, Satyrium ilicis
Common blue Butterflies at rest with closed wings
Female common blue butterfly, polyommatus icarus insect sitting on stem. Macro czech animal background
Group of blue butterflies (Lycaenidae)
Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterfly male resting on a plant in the dunes with open wings
butterfly
Plebeius Argus Butterfly on a leave (Silver Studded Blue Butterfly)
Blue Butterfly
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