A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE - COMMON BLUE BUTTERFLY

For some reason there didn't seem to be quite as many butterflies and moths to be seen during the summer as there was the same time last year. However one that was seen regularly and which I photographed last week was the Common Blue.

 The most common of all the blue butterflies to be found in Britain, the male has bright blue upper sides which can be highly variable while the female is primarily brown.

 They can spend hours feeding on plants such as fleabane,  the caterpillars food include bird's-foot trefoil and clovers of which there is a good supply of all over the links.

Les Rae, 

First Assistant,

Montrose Golf Links Limited.