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Pea Blue Butterfly

Lampides boeticus

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

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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Lampides boeticus

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Comments (2)
pamsai
thanks Kate. I especially like the first one.
KateBraun
These pics came out really nicely!

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PublishedMay 1, 2014

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