Holly Blue

Holly Blue butterfly, Celastrina argiolus, side view, by the roadside in Hayes Common, 11 July 2011.

Keeping up the lepidopteran theme, this is one I saw in Hayes recently, a species I have not seen elsewhere, though it is not scarce.

I haven't been keeping species counts as some people do, but I know I have seen many more types of butterfly over the last month than I ever have before.