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Common Blue, Dos puntos

Polyommatus icarus

Photo by arlanda
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40.5406, -3.68487

Field Notes

Description:

Sometimes butterflies have a hard living. I guess this one has have some difficult encounters.

Habitat:

Spotted on a clearing at a dispersed Holm oak and pine tree forest

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/640 sec.; f/13; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm.

Reference Links:

Common Blue, Polyommatus icarus, Ícaro

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
arlanda
Plenty of lizards in the area, Alice.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Butterflies & Moths of the World
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The Color Blue
Mission
European Butterflies and Moths
Mission
Biodiversidad en España/Spain

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PublishedJuly 19, 2013

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