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Lycaenid blue butterfly

Photo by Scott Frazier
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Field Notes

Description:

A very small "blue" butterfly with wings maybe 15mm max. length.

Habitat:

Spotted in a large semi-urban yard & garden near a disturbed patch of remnant forest in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.

Notes:

http://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20orders/Lepidoptera/Lycaenidae/Lyca…

Species ID Suggestions

Common Hedge Blue

Acytolepis puspa

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Comments (3)
Scott Frazier
Thanks Daniele. It indeed looks very close to this spotting. Unfortunately I have been unable to find this genus or Lycaenopsis (synonym) on a Papua-specific list, or in two field manuals for parts of Papua, or in an image specifically tagged from New Guinea. I'll keep looking!

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PublishedFebruary 5, 2012

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