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09-Sep-2023

Long-tailed Pea-blue

Lampides boeticus, Lycaenidae
on flowers of New Holland Rattlepod, Crotalaria novae-hollandiae (Leguminosae [Fabaceae])
Flowers of the rattlepod are a caterpillar foodplant for the butterfly.


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Missed Opportunities27-May-2024 11:22
The combination of yellow & brown give this image high interest!
Pierre05-Mar-2024 16:14
Une splendide photo de ce beau papillon sur ce joli support floral! V
Tom LeRoy05-Mar-2024 08:12
He's right at home on this colorful plant. Nice sharp shot of this very nice specimen. V
joseantonio05-Mar-2024 04:33
great macro with lovely colors.
Pierre Martin05-Mar-2024 03:09
splendid picture, they make a beautiful duo!
Claude Gagnon05-Mar-2024 02:49
Very nice sharp and colorful shot Don :))
Nirvan Hope05-Mar-2024 02:31
Such a gentle colored butterfly. The flowers look like they're a member of the pea family, which must by why the butterfly name.
larose forest photos05-Mar-2024 01:06
interesting info with this lovely shot; i like the wing pattern on this lycaenid. V
Helen Betts04-Mar-2024 21:41
Beautiful setting for this great butterfly shot.
Tom Munson04-Mar-2024 21:27
Terrific capture of this beauty.
hayl04-Mar-2024 21:04
Both flower and butterfly are lovely. Wonderful to get both together.
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