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Lycaena phlaeas
The upperside forewings are a bright orange with a dark outside edge border and with eight or nine black spots. The hindwings are dark with an orange border. Some females also have a row of blue spots inside the orange border and are known as form caeruleopunctata. The undersides are patterned in a similar way but are paler. The black spots on the forewings are outlined in yellow and the dark colouring is replaced by a pale brownish, gray. The hindwings are the same brown/grey colour with small black dots and a narrow orange border. The caterpillars (larvae) are usually green, but some have a purple stripe down the middle of the back and along each side.
Spotted in a Holm oak forest
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/800 sec.; f/14; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: -1 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm.
12 Comments
Gracias Augusto
gracias madalena
Gracias eulalia
Hermosa!!!
que bonita!
Preciosa.
Thanks injica
Beautiful butterfly!
Thanks Jason Alexander
Thanks Argy
Lovely!
Very nice Arlanda. Great colors especially with that green.