Low Key capture

Khwai river, Botswana

Better be watched by an animal than a nosy man.

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Siproeta stelenes (malachite) is a neotropical brush-footed butterfly (family Nymphalidae). The malachite has large wings that are black and brilliant green or yellow-green on the upperside and light brown and olive green on the underside. It is named for the mineral malachite, which is similar in color to the bright green on the butterfly's wings. Typically, the wingspread is between 8.5 and 10 cm (3.3 and 3.9 in). The malachite is found throughout Central and northern South America, where it is one of the most common butterfly species. Its distribution extends as far north as southern Texas and the tip of Florida, to Cuba as subspecies S. s. insularis (Holland, 1916), and S. s. biplagiata, and south to Brazil.

Adults feed on flower nectar, rotting fruit, dead animals, and bat dung. Females lay eggs on the new leaves of plants in the family Acanthaceae, especially ruellia. The larvae are horned, spiny, black caterpillars with red markings.

Malachites often are confused with Philaethria dido. They have similar coloration, but their wing shapes are different.

Los Angeles Natural History Museum. Butterfly Pavilion. Los Angeles. California.

Taken at Butterfly World, Preston Park, Eaglescliffe on 03/07/2023.

Tiny little Kingfisher on the banks of a channel in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

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Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania

a small kingfisher that can be found near water in many parts of sub Saharan Africa

Corythornis cristatus

kleine gekuifde ijsvogel

Martin-pêcheur huppé

Haubenzwergfischer

Martín pescador malaquita

Martin pescatore malachite

Pica-peixe-de-poupa

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Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania

a tiny kingfisher that can be found near water in many parts of sub Saharan Africa

Corythornis cristatus

kleine gekuifde ijsvogel

Martin-pêcheur huppé

Haubenzwergfischer

Martín pescador malaquita

Martin pescatore malachite

Pica-peixe-de-poupa

Nikon Z9

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Taken at Butterfly World, Preston Park, Eaglescliffe on 06/06/2022.

Taken at Butterfly World, Preston Park, Eaglescliffe on 01/09/2020.

Taken at Butterfly World, Preston Park, Eaglescliffe on 01/09/2020.

Taken at Butterfly World, Preston Park, Eaglescliffe on 22/09/2022.

Here's another butterfly that I spotted at The Leaf's butterfly exhibit earlier this week.

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Taken at Butterfly World, Preston Park, Eaglescliffe on 01/09/2020.

Taken at Butterfly World, Preston Park, Eaglescliffe on 30/09/2019.

This butterfly is missing one of the labial palps around the mouth. Ready to fly after posing for the photo. It's hard to take clear photos inside the atrium of the gardens, temperature is about 85 (outside was 45), the lens glass becomes foggy and the poor light doesn't help.

◾Malachite (Siproeta stelenes) is a Neotropical brush-footed butterfly. The malachite has large wings that are black and brilliant green or yellow-green on the upperside and light brown and olive green on the underside. It is named for the mineral malachite, which is similar in color to the bright green on the butterfly's wings.◾

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Alcedo cristata

Kruger National Park.

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Taken at Butterfly World, Preston Park, Eaglescliffe on 05/09/2017.

“Si le papillon s'est brûlé à la lumière, la lumière a connu les ailes du papillon et les a aimées.”

Oria

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Siproeta stelenes meridionalis

Jardin des papillons - Hunawihr

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Blooming Butterflies

Bolz Conservatory

Olbrich Botanical Gardens

Madison, Wisconsin

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Malachite Kingfisher - Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda

Bird Species # (514) that I photographed and placed on my Flickr Photostream. Overall goal is 1000.

On this trip to Uganda we used Ngoni Safaris Uganda. They provided excellent service. I highly recommend them.

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Alcedo cristata

Nectarina famosa

he Malachite (Siproeta stelenes) is a neotropical brush-footed butterfly (family Nymphalidae). It's found throughout Central and northern South America, where it is one of the most common butterfly species. Its distribution extends as far north as southern Texas and the tip of Florida, to Cuba as subspecies S. s. insularis and south to Brazil.

Taken in South Africa

Siproeta stelenes meridionalis

Jardin des papillons - Hunawihr

Un grand merci à toutes et tous pour vos visites, favoris et commentaires.

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Alcedo cristata

Taken in South Africa

Taken at the Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, Butterfly Conservatory. Sadly the map locates it in New York!!!!

Topaz Filter used: Clarity/Insect wings

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Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM APO Macro

Alcedo cristata, Martin pescatore malachite, Chobe river Namibia

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Alcedo cristata, Martin pescatore malachite, Chobe river Namibia Another shot of this little and incredible Kingfisher

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Here, some my images in "Born to be Wild" www.flickr.com/groups/borntobewild/pool/155025481@N05

D 850 500mmf4+1,4X 1/1600 Iso1250

At Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo

Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro

Papillon Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)

At Wye Valley Butterfly Farm

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Alcedo cristata

Pongola River Camp, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Taken at Butterfly World, Preston Park, Eaglescliffe on 01/09/2020.