Holly blue

I know nothing about butterflies, but this little chap, and some of his associates, were having fun in the garden and they looked very photogenic!

On consulting the online oracle, I am pretty sure this is a Holly Blue, widely seen across Europe and North America. It is apparently the national butterfly of Finland. I didn't even know countries had "national butterflies"!

[Nina Ganci]

brilliant capture and details. butterflies are so hard to capture, they never sit still. I too did not know that countries have national butterflies. We learn something new
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[Kerri Michaels]

very cool love the b @ w Legs fav

[Jacqueline]

Great capture! Love his/her woolly and socks ;)

[Shepherdman's Wife]

wonderful capture fav

[Angelika van Rooyen]

My favourite are the black and white feelers, you got them so sharp!

[Ann Williams]

Tremendous detail on the antennae and eye. A great butterfly day and a fav.

[Louise]

Such detail! You are lucky to have caught one willing to pose ;).

[FBailey]

Great eye contact!

[Rob Z]

What a great close-up.I love his banded legs and antennae.

[Anne]

Fabulous macro shot

[nick_d_64]

Yes nice photo of a holly blue. It's the only 'blue' that most people will see in gardens.

[Shanne]

fantastic details

[Babs]

It is a beauty. I know nothing about butterflies either and always have to look up what variety they are. We learn so much on 365

[amyK]

Wonderful details on this macro

[KWind]

Wow... instant FAV!

[haskar]

Great close up.

[Casablanca]

That is a super macro. I am bad at identifying butterflies, but I do like them.

[Monique]

Oh WoW Peter, this is a stunning shot !

[Fisher Family]

Super close-up detail - fav!

Ian

[Sue Rose]

Beautiful capture. Fav

[Loopy-Lou]

Fabulous capture, lovely detail

[Korcsog Károly]

Brilliant shot!

[Joanna kate]

Such a clear shot

[Hazel]

It’s beautiful!

[Jess burke]

Beautiful! I have been actively looking for butterflies this last couple of months ... no luck! When I was a kid there were so many! It’s very sad and worrying what is happening to the natural world and it’s creatures 😢