Common blue female.

I cannot tell you the name but I can tell you that it is very beautiful!!!!!!!

That is OK...I am just pleased you like it ;-))

Another stunning photo, Rosa, YS... Can't help with any names... John.

Thank you John...you would probably know the plant though ;-))
Rosa.

Rosalyn* ... He is hard to recognize - to determine the butterfly the photo is not perfect...
But he belongs to the (dt) *Bläulinge* (lat.) Lycaenidae.
They come worldwide with about 5200 species in 416 genera !!!
Many males of the European species have blue-colored wing tops, hence the name.
but also there are many in brown colored wings tops.

with warm greetings aNNa*

P.S. look here www.fotocommunity.de/natur/blaeulinge/933

To distinguish them
Succeeds only a specialist :-))))

Thank you Anna, for your help and the link. So many look very similar. I will study them all later on, and in the meantime maybe someone will come up with the definitive answer :))

It's very pretty but I don't have the foggiest...!

At least we can agree that it is pretty Gudrun ;-)) It was tiny! My granddaughter saw it first :))

Dear Rosalyn see also here >> www.fotocommunity.de/photo/hauhechel-blaeuling-paarung-polyommatu-anna-schramm/40033406

Thank you Anna. It does seem the most likely doesn't it!

A very nice macro with lovely colours !

Thank you Ulrich. I now think this is a female Common Blue butterfly :)

Wonderful macro.

Thank you Jaap.

Ooh, lovely shot, Rosa! Any idea what the plant is? It reminds me of dusty miller, but that's not it.

Thanks Diane. I'm afraid I don't know what the plant is, sorry.