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Lovely Butterflies Spied In My Garden.
Topic Started: May 2 2007, 07:23 PM (208 Views)
Poppy
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I was sat relaxing in my garden yesterday justlooking at my neighbours Wisteria, ( mine died while i was away)! Anyway i became aware of 2 beautiful lilac /lavender blue butterflies, smilar in colour to the wisteria. They futtered all over but mainly stayed on blue plants? They also hovered ariound the holly where i got a good look at them. Definately pale lilac and just a touch of black on the tips of the winds, rather like in size and shape to a small cabbage white butterfly.
I looked it up and think it is a Holly Blue butterfly.
I read last night that butterflies in different regions can vary from one to another in the same species. That's probably why the butterflies i saw were lilac/lavender blue?
I went to my friends house today and she had a similar pair fluttering around her Lilac tree, they were also pale lilac colour too. :thumbup;
Poppy


The picture shows the underside, the right side is deeper in colour. :thumbup;
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justjen
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Lucky you, Poppy... how pretty it is too !!


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Sally
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Poppy me & the family went over the park at the weekend and we saw 4 of them fluttering around, I have never seen one before they were really unusual and very pretty :thumbup;

:ta: for the info

Sally :wave:
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twinthing
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they are lovely arnt they! Ive seen more this year It seems than ever! wow isnt mother nature amazing! :thumbup;
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waxingsteve
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Beautiful, Poppy :thumbup; Butterflies always bring a smile :)

Steve :)
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Poppy
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Apparently they are on the increase and going further north than before, so that's great news. :thumbup; I feel so lucky to have seen them.
Poppy
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Sally
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Seems they could become quite a common sight with us all seeing them :thumbup; Wish they would come in my garden :P

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Poppy
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They like holly sally, so if you have aholly bush they'll come by your garden. If not, plant some for next year.
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Sally
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I do have a Holly Poppy, maybe they will start coming to my garden :D

I will get a pic if I see any :thumbup;

Sally :wave:
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Poppy
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Oooooooooooooooo Sally, you'll be lucky? It took me all of 1/2 hour to manage to get a look in detail at one. They flit about so much.
i would love to get aphot of one, but y the time i get my glasss' off to see through the lens, they have taken flight and been gone ages. :r :r :r
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Sally
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:r :r :r :r :r :r @ Poppy
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