These are the Blue family of Butterflies that Lorraine and I have recorded so far in either our Garden or the bank at the back of the garden since late July 2000 as well as those seen on our 2002 trip to the Algarve. Click on the thumbnail images below to view a larger image of each butterfly.
 
 

Common Blue Butterfly  Polyommatus icarus Male Female

The Small Copper Butterfly  Lycaena phlaeus

Brown Argus Butterfly  Aricia agestis agestis Underside view

Holly Blue Butterfly  Celastrina argiolus Female seen in the Algarve (Portugal) and once now on May 23rd 2002 here at Horncastle Male and Female seen in our garden since.

Geranium Bronze  Cacyreus marshalli (Algarve, Portugal) Upper view Underside view

Adonis Blue  Lysandra bellargus (Algarve, Portugal) Upper view Underside view

Blue Spot Hairstreak  Satyrium spini (Algarve, Portugal)

Spanish Brown Argus  Aricia agestis cramera (Algarve, Portugal) Upper View Underside view

Lorraine and I hope you enjoy looking at these pictures - even though they are probably not the best ever taken of Butterflies! If you are an expert on Butterflies and any of the pictures show a different Butterfly than we have labeled it then do please email us with the details. Similarly if you come across any web sites on Butterflies then let us have the URL and we will link to the sites.