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GRAM BLUE (82)
Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1757 W: 26 N: 5133] (16804)
I was absent on this site for 2 days and it already seems like a month. Mainly work pressure and a little lack of motivation. I know I have missed a lot but I promise to catch up very soon. However after my hawk-moth series I start this Lycaenids or Blues mini series. Today I present this tiny Gram Blue butterfly in the early morning sunlight. Shot taken hand-held. Hope everyone like it.

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The Gram Blue (Euchrysops cnejus) is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

The male of the Gram Blue is light purple whilst the female is rather heavily black-dusted with the wing bases pale shining blue. The underside is pale buff, with the usual lycaenine markings as spots and striae. The spots in the costal and basal areas of the hindwing are black and very distinct. The black submarginal spots near the tails are edged with metallic green scaling and inwardly crowned with orange. The species also possesses a pair of string-like tails.

The species is common in localised areas where its food plant can be found. The host plant is a creeper-like "pea plant" with three leaves on a node. The plant has yellow flowers and pea-like processes on which the female is often observed laying her eggs. The Gram Blue prefers open areas flying low on grassy waste places.

Scientific classification -
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Euchrysops
Species: E. cnejus
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Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1757 W: 26 N: 5133] (16804)
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Edited by:JPlumb Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 644 W: 160 N: 894] (2837)
Hi Sumon, in this workshop I just wanted to see what he would look like heading up, rather than down, so I turned him by 90 degrees. I hope this meets with your approval. I have removed the copy from my terminal.

Regards, John