There are two blue butterflies on the Butterfly Conservation butterfly count, the Holly Blue and the Common Blue. But, which is which? The Common Blue is the most widespread of the blue butterflies, but rather confusingly, the female is not always actually blue. With a brown sheen to her upper wings she could easily be misidentified. However with her wings closed she has the same characteristic orange spots as the male when his wings are closed. When the Holly Blue closes their wings, they displ
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There are two blue butterflies on the Butterfly Conservation butterfly count, the Holly Blue and the Common Blue. But, which is which? The Common Blue is the most widespread of the blue butterflies, but rather confusingly, the female is not always actually blue. With a brown sheen to her upper wings she could easily be misidentified. However with her wings closed she has the same characteristic orange spots as the male when his wings are closed. When the Holly Blue closes their wings, they displ
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