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Abaeis nicippe.
Males are usually encountered in two's or three's, imbibing moisture from damp ground. Females are more often seen nectaring at flowers along roadsides, or exploring sunny wood edge habitats in search of egg-laying sites. The flight is fluttery but fairly rapid, and close to the ground.
Abaeis nicippe is found from the southern states of the USA to Costa Rica.
Columbia, South Carolina.
We live upon the contributions of our ancestors. Nature is a good scavenger. She soon gets rid of her rubbish.
~Alfred Adler
L'élégante prédatrice
Je suis passionnée par les Dictyoptères, si sublimes, sûre d'elles, elles avancent quoiqu'il arrive ;))
Rather common species of butterfly in Hong Kong (except during winter).
The butterfly closely resembles the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) of the Americas, and in fact both species are found within the same genus.
Similar to its American cousin, the Common Tiger sequesters toxins from plants it eats as a caterpillar, making it generally unpalatable for most predators.
Species: Common Tiger / Danaus genutia / 虎斑蝶
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Gently Swaying on a Grass Stem
A little blue butterfly pauses in the morning sun, warming its wings while the gentle breeze moves the dry grass beneath it.
Nothing dramatic.
Nothing hurried.
Just a small creature, a warm morning, and a moment that lasted long enough to be noticed.
Lagano ljuljanje na klasu trave
Mali plavac zastane na jutarnjem suncu, grijući svoja krila dok blagi povjetarac lagano pomiče suhu travu pod njim.
Ništa dramatično.
Ništa užurbano.
Samo malo stvorenje, toplo jutro i trenutak koji je potrajao dovoljno dugo da ga primijetimo.
It is a showy butterfly, with wings of light brown tinted with iridescent blue, and two long tails extending from the hindwings.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-tailed_skipper
Blue porterweed is a low-growing, sprawling wildflower. Found in coastal dunes, shell mounds and disturbed areas, it typically flowers in the summer, but may flower year-round in South Florida.
www.flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-stachytarpheta-jamai...
A male blue dasher dragonfly hanging out in the back yard. I tried to get a more in-focus capture of his wings but the wind was tossing him around. Fascinating creatures.
Here is a pretty little female wandering percher, resting awhile. Only for a second though, they are wary and fly off when approaching too close.
Wingspan 60 mm
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Open wing Basking of Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Plain Tiger (Female). This specimen belongs to subspecies Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Oriental Plain Tiger in India.
A Snipe Fly that I came across earlier today. I'm not sure of the sub-species, but it was quite small (around 15mm long)
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Butterfly, berry & bokeh :-)
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I will be taking a break from Flickr for a few days, my friends...
This is the same butterfly as yesterday's post, but now you can see the lovely Azure color that it is named for.
I waited patiently for this tiny butterfly to open its wings. For the longest time it refused. But finally it obliged me and I was not disappointed. I wish it had been completely open and flat, displaying more wing surface, but beggars can’t be choosers. God's creatures are so beautiful, aren’t they?!!
Have a great new week, everyone.