New Species - Brown Argus

The meadow is really paying off now. I have a new butterfly species - the Brown Argus. I have been agonising over whether it is a Common Blue female or a Brown Argus and after much checking of google images which were not conclusive I eventually found an excellent leaflet to help make the ID. It is by Stephen Cheshire and can be found on www.britishbutterflies.co.uk. The clinching ID was subtle differences on the markings of the undersides of the wings. I had one picture of the undersides and that proved enough. I am also able to ID it as a male brown argus from the guide based on the extent of the orange markings and the length of the abdomen.