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Heliophorus androcles


Heliophorus androcles
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Copyright: Alan Cassidy (accassidy) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 103 W: 79 N: 297] (1070)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 1984-07
Categories: Insects
Camera: Pentax LX, Pentax F 100/2.8 macro
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Butterflies of the other countries of Asia [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-01-02 13:54
Viewed: 620
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Green Sapphire (Heliophorus androcles) is a small butterfly that belongs to the Lycaenidae or Blues family. It occurs in North West India, Nepal, Sikkim, Assam and Western China. Burma, Northern Thailand but not Peninsula Malaya.

Wing span 30-35 mm. Upper surface of male wing brilliant metallic green or blue in colour. Female wing brown with golden-copper tinge and with an orange patch in the middle area of the fore-wing. Hind wing with a tail like elongation, with an orange band on the outer edge in females. Underside is yellow with a red marginal band and black tornal patches on the forewing. Recorded from Shillong during February - August. Some information on Indian butterflies here.

This specimen was basking on a low rock beside a trail in the mountains of Nepal at about 2,500 metres. The photo is an old one, from a 35mm slide, and I have done my best to make it presentable for TN. This took some changes to the brightness and contrast, together with a lot of sharpening after resizing.

The result is rather imperfect, but this is the first post for this species on TN, so I hope you enjoy it regardless of the quality.
marcellr, XOTAELE, Juyona, haraprasan, Silvio2006, Maite has marked this note useful
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Ciao Alan,
veramente splendido questo Licenide che ci mostri stasera.
Come giustamente dici, si tratta di una specie mai vista prima su TN e questo è molto importante, per me più importante del risultato tecnico.
Grazie ancora,
Marcello

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1998 W: 6 N: 1948] (13031)
  • [2008-01-02 16:05]

HOla amigo,
bellos colores y original mariposa,
buen pov,
saludos Alan.

Bellos colores y estupendo ejemplar por su colorido tan exótico.
Buena nota amigo.
Saludos, JL.

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  • Strobe (24)
  • [2008-01-03 4:42]

Great colours, well captured Alan
Marc

Hi Alan,
What a lovely butterfly. Very well composed and well place in the frame. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 5 N: 2420] (9081)
  • [2008-01-03 14:29]

Hi Alan,the colours of this butterfly are simply wonderfull,very very nice work,thanks for share,Luciano

Hi Alan, splendid butterfly with wonderful colors and excellent sharpness, thanks, is the first time that I see this superb creature, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 978 W: 64 N: 1189] (4884)
  • [2008-01-15 6:15]

How beautiful this butterfly, Alan!! I like a lot the perfect details and beautiful colors on its wings. A marvellous and very interesting capture.
Thank you very much for sharing.
Greetings
Maite

P:)

Great butterfly and luckyyou to see the butterflies of Nepal!

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