Banded Royal (male)

Encountered this male Banded Royal in BTNR.

Nice upperside blue! :cheers:

:what::what::what:

I'm stunned. What a find... and I didn't expect it to be so BLUE!

Nice!

Nice pristine specimen! Great catch!

Amazing blue upperside..really beautiful

Thanks all for your kind comments. :)
When it landed on the boardwalk in front of me, I was surprised to see the shining blue too. :omg:
My first thought was that it could just be another male Common Hedge Blue, but its larger size and the tails suggested something else. :hmmm:
A glimpse of its underside finally allowed me to confirm its id. :)

Congrats. Well done !
I believe you are the first person who shot the uppersides.

Thanks, Frederick. :)
I am still short of a proper underside shot though. :-(

Great find and nice upper shot!

Thanks, Ben Jin. :)
Great to see you back in the forum.