A brown butterfly with orange, black and white markings on a pink flower

Long-tailed Blue. Photo: Tracy Whincup

A dark brown butterfly with black and white markings on a pink flower

Long-tailed Blue. Photo: Tracy Whincup

Two photos of a great butterfly to see sent in by Tracy telling us:

It was great to spot a Long-tailed Blue at Southbourne yesterday, 09/10/2025 and my husband Gary managed to get a slight open wing shot confirming that it was a female.  Also it was good to bump into Andy and Gary doing the transect but a shame that they missed her. 

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