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Hairstreak Butterfly

Photo by JosephBullock
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Field Notes

Description:

Small butterfly with dull whitish on the under wings. The markings on the top are brighter. Red eyes. Some blue on the top of the wings. Size is about 14 mm.

Habitat:

Everywhere in our area on little plants and shrubs.

Notes:

Ubiquitous.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (10)
JosephBullock
I think the color is a blue. It gets into the folded wing position so fast that in a few other photo's I see a light blue. The photos are backed up on the hard drive right now and I will have to search. MediyansyahTaharani :) The Parc National's in the North East are very good I hear. That would be Nosy Be to Sambava or Antananarivo to Sambava and up towards Andapa. Travel companies arrange trips and if you are coming in a group that may be the way to go. Night trips would be interesting. Advice from anyone else?
lmdang
Thanks, Alice. So pretty
lmdang
Joseph, I will be going to Madagascar. I will only have 7 or 8 days there so would appreciate any tips on where to go for the most variety of animals.
lmdang
The flowers are pretty, too
JosephBullock
No wonder it was flying around in the early morning daylight.
alicelongmartin
It is a Hairstreak butterfly, but I have not determnined which variety.
Isabela
Unfortunately I don't know the name of the moth but the plant is Euphorbia milii.

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