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I've just had the great pleasure of seeing a small blue butterfly in my garden. Can anyone remind me of the name of the blue butterfly that was declared extinct in the 1980s? Thanks in advance you butterfly experts.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.You beat me to it violetblue as I had a tiny blue visitor yesterday. I wonder if it's the same one doing the rounds?
This one http://i1.tinypic.com/23tf8di.jpg I believe is a male Small or Little Blue. It looks huge because I took it on a macro setting, but it's only about 24mm and is our smallest blue.
I don't know any that are extinct, but then I'm no expert. The Adonis Blue was down to just a few sites in the 1980's but is now gradually building up the numbers although still pretty scarce.
This one http://i1.tinypic.com/23tf8di.jpg I believe is a male Small or Little Blue. It looks huge because I took it on a macro setting, but it's only about 24mm and is our smallest blue.
I don't know any that are extinct, but then I'm no expert. The Adonis Blue was down to just a few sites in the 1980's but is now gradually building up the numbers although still pretty scarce.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucesters hire/5251322.stm
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