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Blues

A guide to butterfly species found in Dorset

Dorset butterflies in the blues family include:

A brown and a blue butterfly, both with open wings, on a pink flower

Adonis Blue

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Dark brown butterfly with white fringe and a series of orange spots within the fringe

Brown Argus

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A brown and a pale blue butterfly joined together in mating

Chalkhill Blue

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Two butterflies on a seedhead, one showing blue upperwings and the other the patterned underwing

Common Blue

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Side view of pale blue butterfly with random small black spots

Holly Blue

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Two butterflies on a grass stalk. Blue one with wings open.

Silver-studded Blue

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Two very small butterflies on a leaf, one with wings open and one with wings shut; both look greyish in colour

Small Blue

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Notes

The blues covered on this website are those found in Dorset. Not found in Dorset are the Large Blue and  Northern Brown Argus.

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Dorset butterflies A-Z

  • Adonis Blue
  • Brimstone
  • Brown Argus
  • Brown Hairstreak
  • Chalkhill Blue
  • Clouded Yellow
  • Comma
  • Common Blue
  • Dark Green Fritillary
  • Dingy Skipper
  • Duke of Burgundy
  • Essex Skipper
  • Gatekeeper
  • Grayling
  • Green Hairstreak
  • Green-veined White
  • Grizzled Skipper
  • Holly Blue
  • Large Skipper
  • Large Tortoiseshell
  • Large White
  • Lulworth Skipper
  • Marbled White
  • Marsh Fritillary
  • Meadow Brown
  • Orange Tip
  • Painted Lady
  • Peacock
  • Pearl-bordered Fritillary
  • Purple Emperor
  • Purple Hairstreak
  • Red Admiral
  • Ringlet
  • Silver-spotted Skipper
  • Silver-studded Blue
  • Silver-washed Fritillary
  • Small Blue
  • Small Copper
  • Small Heath
  • Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
  • Small Skipper
  • Small Tortoiseshell
  • Small White
  • Speckled Wood
  • Wall Brown
  • White Admiral
  • White-letter Hairstreak
  • Wood White
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