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Glaucopsyche melanops (Boisduval, [1828]


Glaucopsyche melanops (Boisduval, [1828]
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Copyright: Paulo Henrique Lopes Rodrigues (phlr) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1241 W: 129 N: 881] (2814)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-04-25
Categories: Insects
Camera: FujiFilm FinePix 6900 Zoom, Fujinon 6x zoom, Digital
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/450 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): European Butterflies 2, European butterflies 4 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-07-07 13:07
Viewed: 1230
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is a small butterfly from the Lycaenidae Polyommatinae family.
Cientific name: Glaucopsyche melanops (Boisduval, 1828)
Common name in english: Black-eyed Blue
In portuguese it hasn't a common name, and it's not very common too.
Usually, we can see it "drinking" water and other minerals on humid lands, on a hot summer days.
Dificult to catch becuase it do not stand much time on the same place.
I taked this picture jus in the moment when it lands on the floor to get some water and minerals.
With wings wide open it's a very beautiful butterfly, because it has blue color on the upperside of the wings.
The larvas has a wide variety of foodplants, such as: dorycnium, genista, lotus, anthyllis, ononis, adenocarpus and hedysarum.
One particularity of this species is that their larvas are attended by ants of the genus camponotus.
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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2005-07-07 16:37]

Hello Paulo, striking butterfly, I'm not sure if we get these in the UK, I'll have to check that. I certainly haven't seen one before. Very nice shot. Maybe a little soft in focus but not too bad. Very well done.

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2005-07-08 11:12]

Hello Paulo Henrique!
Personal assessment of the photo: great.
Strong visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excellent.
Personal assessment of the note: complete.
Thank you very much for sharing.
Have a good weekend!

Hello Paulo, very nice capture with great colours and sharpness/dof . Very good composition.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2005-07-09 3:45]

Interesting shot for this nice butterfly ! Sometimes butterflies are on ground and I don't know why ? Thanks for sharing Paulo.

Nice female of this species! Good DOF and POV.
Dutch name: Spaans bloemenblauwtje.
Harm

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  • RII Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 485 W: 0 N: 884] (2812)
  • [2006-02-14 1:45]

Hola Paulo.
Buena foto de esta miniscula mariposa, tiene buenos contrastes y colores, esa mariposa aca se ve con facilidad.
Saludos...RICARDO.

Hello Paulo,
Beautifully captured of this small butterfly. Good composition and well seen. TFS
JC

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