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Oboronia punctatus


Oboronia punctatus
Photo Information
Copyright: MIKE WNR (drmw) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 15 W: 0 N: 81] (900)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2003-10
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-02-08 1:56
Viewed: 610
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Oboronia punctatus.

No common name.

An African rainforest sps.

A Lycaenid...Polyommatinae.

Some Oboronia sps resemble small Pierids.

This specimen was photographed in Bobiri Reserve Ghana.

Acknowlegements to Dr. Torben Larsen and Szabolcs Safian ( founder of The Butterfly Conservation Socy of Ghana) for their help with sps ID.

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To marcellr: Oboronia spsdrmw 1 02-08 10:38
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Ciao Mike,
ci mostri ancora una volta un Licenide molto particolare e caratteristico, dai colori delicati.
Hai ragione: il colore bianco delle ali ricorda una Pieris.
Grazie,
Marcello

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