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A small (base to tip wing length: max 2.5 cm) moth/butterfly resting on my backpack.
mixed deciduous forest in temperate region
Spotted on Aug 10, 2012
Submitted on Feb 4, 2013
3 Comments
JJ_Andin is correct, this is a member of the Lycaenidae familly. Not Lycaena hyllus which is a North American butterfly.
its a Lycaenid butterfly, definitely. looks a lot like a Polyommatus sp. to me.. are the upperside wings blue?
It is not a moth Alexandra..It is a butterfly! Nice spotting....