Fake Drop - _TNY_6713
Whenever I look at this shot of a one-spotted preopona (Archaeoprepona demophon), also known as the banded king shoemaker, my brain sees the spot on the center of the wing and tell me there is a water drop there. Do you see it as well?
This species is cool-looking with its brightly red proboscis, but the really spectacular part is the dorsal side of the wings which is matte black with an intensely metallic turquoise band on each wing. Unfortunately, these ones are quite shy about showing this one - typically if is just a rapid open-close thing and then back to invisible again.
Here is a shot of one with one wing having dried a bit crumpled which lets us see a glimpse of the colour: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51995004541/
The background here is a pineapple which the butterfly was enjoying. The fruit (pineapples, oranges, bananas) start to ferment in the heat which sometimes produces alcohol and it isn't impossible that the butterflies on occasion become a bit intoxicated by it.
Fake Drop - _TNY_6713
Whenever I look at this shot of a one-spotted preopona (Archaeoprepona demophon), also known as the banded king shoemaker, my brain sees the spot on the center of the wing and tell me there is a water drop there. Do you see it as well?
This species is cool-looking with its brightly red proboscis, but the really spectacular part is the dorsal side of the wings which is matte black with an intensely metallic turquoise band on each wing. Unfortunately, these ones are quite shy about showing this one - typically if is just a rapid open-close thing and then back to invisible again.
Here is a shot of one with one wing having dried a bit crumpled which lets us see a glimpse of the colour: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51995004541/
The background here is a pineapple which the butterfly was enjoying. The fruit (pineapples, oranges, bananas) start to ferment in the heat which sometimes produces alcohol and it isn't impossible that the butterflies on occasion become a bit intoxicated by it.