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Hypolycaena erylus tmolus
Spotted at the entrance of Cacupangan Cave. Brgy. Tagudin, Mabini, Pangasinan
EOL - The butterfly is abundant at low elevations. Males are known to cluster at damp patches while the females are rarely seen.
Subspecies tmolus C.& R.Felder, 1862 (? = mindoranus Fruhstorfer) - Camiguin de Luzon, Luzon, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindoro, Negros, Panay, Romblon, Sibuyani. Photo by Jerry Rendon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VB_059...
Spotted on Mar 2, 2009
Submitted on Mar 2, 2012
6 Comments
Thanks Ann, you got great shots too, I gotta remember to take more shots from different angles like you :-)
Great shot! Aren't these lovely butterflies! (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/857...)
This is the first time I heard the name "Tit" used for a butterfly. Birds, yes!
Thanks a lot Francis & GREAT SLEUTHING! All references confirm ID: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VB_059...
I'm not sure about Strymon melinus because its range is "Throughout continental United States from southern Canada south to Mexico; southward to Venezuela. Comments: The most widespread hairstreak in North America." with no verified sighting in the BAMONA database in the Philippines. - http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/speci...
Thanks Francis, info updated!