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Pea Blue Butterfly

Lampides boeticus

Description:

The Peablue, Pea Blue, or Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus) is a small butterfly found in Europe, Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and Australia that belongs to the Lycaenids or gossamer-winged family. The wingspan is 24–32 mm for males and 24–34 mm for females.

Notes:

Today is my 70th birthday! Celebrating it with this beautiful little Pea Blue butterfly, and a trip to Victoria Falls...

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2 Comments

pamsai
pamsai 10 years ago

thanks Kate. I especially like the first one.

KateBraun
KateBraun 10 years ago

These pics came out really nicely!

pamsai
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pamsai

Sifundza seLubombo, Swaziland

Spotted on Apr 13, 2014
Submitted on May 1, 2014

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