Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere.
Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere.
Leptotes marina
"Upperside blue; male with purple tinge, female with no white. Underside of forewing with unbroken pale brown bands from costa to inner margin." - BugGuide "The wingspan is 22–29 mm." - Wikipedia
Pink Princess Escallonia bush in the backyard. "It is found in from South America through Mexico up to Southern Texas, Arizona and California." - Wikipedia
Lat: 33.14, Long: -117.05
Spotted on Jun 14, 2012
Submitted on Jun 16, 2012
7 Comments
Thank you Mayra and mdwildlife! I stalked this beauty for a while until it finally opened its wings :)
fantastic job getting a shot with open wings - that's not easy to do on these suckers
Beautiful capture!
Thank you Alice
Lovelly series!
Thanks Atul. These blues are so tiny yet lovely to see!
beautiful!