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Pearly Heath; Ninfa perlada

Coenonympha arcania

Description:

Medium size butterfly with a wingspan of 30-38 mm. Anverse of the forewing of the male is orange-yellow with a dark band on the margin. The hindwing is dark brown. The reverse of the hindwing presents a broad irregular white band delimited by several ocela. The ocela consist of a white pupil, surrounded by a black ring, an orange one and finally delimited by a black thin line. The ocela S2, S3 and S4 are aligned and S1 is residual or absent. Usually a silver band delimits the wing margin, but not always.

Habitat:

Spotted at a Pinus sylvestris forest. Parque Nacional de Sierra de Guadarrama

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/800 sec.; f/14; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Focal Length: 300.0 mm. No Flash

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8 Comments

arlanda
arlanda 9 years ago

Ha ha ha, I would not mind. Thanks Adarsa

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 9 years ago

Perlada - arlanda :) Ha ha ..same like same family in past life :P

arlanda
arlanda 9 years ago

Thanks

ChristosMaroulis
ChristosMaroulis 9 years ago

Nice!!

arlanda
arlanda 9 years ago

Thanks dotun55

dotun55
dotun55 9 years ago

Pretty

arlanda
arlanda 9 years ago

Gracias Marta

The MnMs
The MnMs 9 years ago

Muy bonita

arlanda
Spotted by
arlanda

Cercedilla, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Spotted on Jun 13, 2014
Submitted on Jul 7, 2014

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