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Black pie

Tuxentius melaena melaena

Photo by KateBraun
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

One of the blues, upperside predominantly black with white markings, underside white with black markings.

Habitat:

Savanna/woodland

Notes:

Observed in Mlawula Nature Reserve.

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Comments (4)

Great photo, Kate. So lucky to get a photo of it with its wings open.
Yes, some of the butterflies have amazing colours when the light catches the scales just right.
I like the shades that can be seen on the wings in the first photo! The light really made this tiny gem justice!

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