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oakblue butterfly
Arhopala sp.
-2.56286, 140.504
Field Notes
Description:
A chance peak at the ultraviolet upperwings of an Arhopala sp. oakblue or gossamer-winged butterfly (Lycaenidae) as it takes flight. It may be the same species as in this http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/16320294 or in this spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/14934013
Habitat:
Spotted on boundary fence vegetation between a large semi-urban yard and garden, and a disturbed patch of remnant equatorial lowland forest. This is in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.
Notes:
This is the first time I've succeeded (and this was pure luck) to get a snap of that electric blue. This (these) species only flash while undertaking their characteristic erratic flight.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedOctober 14, 2013
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