Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Status .....Restricted to just a handful of sites at Eakring, where some females show an extreme amount of blue colouration.
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Male photographed at Budby South Forest August 2009
 
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Male photographed at Warsop Main Pit Top August 2009   Female photographed at Warsop Main Pit Top August 2009
 
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Male photographed at Eakring Meadows May 2003   Female photographed at Eakring Meadows May 2004
 
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UK distribution of Polyommatus icarus
 

The UK distribution maps on eakringbirds.com are provided by the National Biodiversity Network (NBN Gateway) Each red square on the map indicates species present in 10km grid squares.

Updated September 2011

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