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Iberian Sooty Copper; Manto Oscuro Ibérico

Lycaena bleusei

Description:

Similar to the sooty copper L. tityrus. Formerly regarded as a subspecies of the sooty copper L. tityrus it is now often given species rank. Males however have extensive orange on the upperside forewing and usually a strong blue sheen on the upperside hindwing. Lycaena bleusei is an endemic iberian species fairly restricted to mountains from Guadarrama (Madrid, Spain) west to Serra da Estrela and Gardunha (Portugal)

Habitat:

Spotted in a pine tree forest. Parque Natural de Sierra de Gredos

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/400 sec.; f/10; ISO Speed Rating: 200. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm.

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arlanda
arlanda 9 years ago

I changed the first picture

arlanda
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arlanda

Castilla y León, Spain

Spotted on May 17, 2015
Submitted on Jun 22, 2015

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