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Butterfly

Satyrium calanus

Photo by CEJ
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Field Notes

Description:

In the light of the early morning sun, the blue fringe stood out starkly.

Habitat:

In a field, probably warming in the sunbeam that I captured this photo in.

Reference Links:

Satyrium calanus - Wikipedia, https://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.php?identification=Band…

Species ID Suggestions

Gray Hairstreak

Strymon melinus

Reference Link
Ornithoptera80
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