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Long-tailed Blue

Lampides boeticus

Photo by PedroNicolau
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

"A long tail on the hindwing separates this species from most of the other blues. In flight it looks steely grey rather than typical blue."

Habitat:

"Diverse. Typically hot to very hot flowery places. Larvae feed on the flowers and pods of various pea plants."

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Lampides boeticus

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Geodialist
Hi Pedro! Please remove this spotting from the "Global Dragonflies..." mission. Thank you!

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PublishedAugust 17, 2013

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