I never understand the need for leatherjacket treatments in gardens. I was digging back some grass that was invading places where it shouldn't and the ground was infested with leatherjackets, you couldn't tell by looking at the grass though and the roots I was pulling up were dense and healthy. I put 40 or 50 grubs into pot dishes for the birds and they were hoovered up in minutes.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
They are @dave125 ? If that is what I have flying all around me ( and yes they are tiny) then I have plenty here.
Just looked them up and to be honest not sure what I'm seeing as all the blue ones shouldn't be out now and the blue colour seems wrong, these are only a quarter of the size of a regular butterfly.
It's all relative really. All the Blue's are quite small, even the Large Blue. The easiest way to identify them is by the shade of blue, which immediately tells you the one pictured is a Holly Blue, and then by the under-wing markings. I'm not saying your's are not Small Blue but this is quite a scarce Butterfly which has not been recorded officially in Lincolnshire to my knowledge.
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That's a Holly Blue - it's too early for Small Blue.
Luv Dave
Just looked them up and to be honest not sure what I'm seeing as all the blue ones shouldn't be out now and the blue colour seems wrong, these are only a quarter of the size of a regular butterfly.
I'm not saying your's are not Small Blue but this is quite a scarce Butterfly which has not been recorded officially in Lincolnshire to my knowledge.