Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank - on White Deadnettle). This is a male, the females are a dark grey with some blue near the body.

Common Blue Butterfly ♂︎ (Polyommatus icarus) - Lycaenidae (12/08/2005) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank - on White Deadnettle). This is a male, the females are a dark grey with some blue near the body.

Common Blue Butterfly ♂︎ (Polyommatus icarus) - Lycaenidae (12/08/2005) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank - on White Deadnettle).

Although taken at Minsmere Nature Reserve, Suffolk; they are found in Sussex so included here for reference. The male doens't have the grey on the wing tips.

Holly Blue Butterfly ♀︎ (Celastrina argiolus) - Lycaenidae (28/04/2007) Although taken at Minsmere Nature Reserve, Suffolk; they are found in Sussex so included here for reference. The male doens't have the grey on the wing tips.

Although taken at Minsmere Nature Reserve, Suffolk; they are found in Sussex so included here for reference.

Holly Blue Butterfly ♀︎ (Celastrina argiolus) - Lycaenidae (28/04/2007) Although taken at Minsmere Nature Reserve, Suffolk; they are found in Sussex so included here for reference.

Footpath from field to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Although in the "Blue" family it has no blue scales. Looks similar to the female Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) but is smaller (with no blue).

Brown Argus Butterfly ♀︎ (Aricia agestis) - Lycaenidae (07/08/2023) Footpath from field to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Although in the "Blue" family it has no blue scales. Looks similar to the female Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) but is smaller (with no blue).

Footpath from field to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Males and females look similar but the male abdomen protrudes further than the end of the wings and is kind of squared off at the tip not pointed like this. Plus the males do have some bluish hairs on the body which is furrier, therefore looks fatter, than the femaie. Also male has fainter orange spots on their forewings especially to the front whereas here you can see they continue and are bold to the front.

Brown Argus Butterfly ♀︎ (Aricia agestis) - Lycaenidae (07/08/2023) Footpath from field to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Males and females look similar but the male abdomen protrudes further than the end of the wings and is kind of squared off at the tip not pointed like this. Plus the males do have some bluish hairs on the body which is furrier, therefore looks fatter, than the femaie. Also male has fainter orange spots on their forewings especially to the front whereas here you can see they continue and are bold to the front.

Footpath from field to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Males have a darker underside than this female.

Brown Argus Butterfly ♀︎ (Aricia agestis) - Lycaenidae (07/08/2023) Footpath from field to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Males have a darker underside than this female.

Footpath from field to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. It seems to be obsessed with this creeping thistle!

Brown Argus Butterfly ♀︎ (Aricia agestis) - Lycaenidae (07/08/2023) Footpath from field to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. It seems to be obsessed with this creeping thistle!

Footpath from field to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Common Rock-rose, Common Stork's-Bill, and Dove's-foot Cranesbill are the larvae's faourite, the first in that list being the main foodplant.

Brown Argus Butterfly ♀︎ (Aricia agestis) - Lycaenidae (07/08/2023) Footpath from field to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Common Rock-rose, Common Stork's-Bill, and Dove's-foot Cranesbill are the larvae's faourite, the first in that list being the main foodplant.

Brown Argus Butterfly ♀︎ (Aricia agestis) - Lycaenidae (07/08/2023) Footpath from field to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex.

Minsmere Nature Reserve, Suffolk (on some Ground Ivy). Again not in Sussex but we have them here so included for reference. Females and males are very similar but females are larger than males and have more rounded forewings than the slighly pointed ones of males. So I think this is probably a female.

Small Copper Butterfly ♀︎ (Lycaena phlaeas) - Lycaenidae (28/04/2007) Minsmere Nature Reserve, Suffolk (on some Ground Ivy). Again not in Sussex but we have them here so included for reference. Females and males are very similar but females are larger than males and have more rounded forewings than the slighly pointed ones of males. So I think this is probably a female.

Small Copper Butterfly ♀︎ (Lycaena phlaeas) - Lycaenidae (28/04/2007) Minsmere Nature Reserve, Suffolk (on some Ground Ivy).