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Euchrysops cnejus cnejus
Euchrysops cnejus cnejus (Fabricius, 1798), the Oriental Gram Blue, is a small butterfly that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family, and has Philippine distribution in Cebu, Leyte, Luzon, Palawan, Tawi-tawi. Male upperside: pale purplish suffused with a bluish shade, apparent only in certain lights. Male underside: silver-grey, in some with a pale yellowish, in others with a faint brown tint.
Backyard adjacent to an open space.
Reference: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~EY4Y-TKNM/ph...
Spotted on Apr 26, 2013
Submitted on Sep 15, 2013
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