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Glaucopsyche melanops, the black-eyed blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the western part of Southern Europe and North Africa. The length of the forewings is 11–13 mm. The butterfly flies from May to July depending on the location. The larvae feed on Fabaceae species. Seitz 82h
The Indra swallowtail is a black butterfly with minimal blue and whitish markings, similar in coloration to the black swallowtail or the short-tailed swallowtail. Likewise, the species has a very short tail, and dark blue crescents on the topside of the hindwing. [1]
Bright, iridescent blue spots line the black demarcation between the maroon and the yellow. [3] The ventral side of the wings has gray striations, with the same pale-yellow edges. [ 8 ] They are a part of the family Nymphalidae , called the brush-footed butterflies due to their hairy front legs.
Dry-season form. Males and females indigo blue. Forewing; with a broad, oblique, slightly curved, sinuous-edged, pale blue band, turning to white on the anterior half; the distance measured on the costa of the outer edge of thin band greater than half the length of the wing from the base; its inner margin bordered by short, obliquely-placed, detached linear black markings; apical area beyond ...
Battus philenor, the pipevine swallowtail or blue swallowtail, [3] [4] is a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America. This butterfly is black with iridescent-blue hindwings. They are found in many different habitats, but are most commonly found in forests. [5]
The genetic disorder causes painful blisters on the skin and internal organs from even the slightest touch or friction. The result is disfiguring scars and often, early death from skin cancer.
Polymorphism is expressed primarily on the dorsal surface, with morphs varying in the presence of white, orange, and blue markings. [4] One genetic morph, named euploeoides by Clarke & Sheppard (1975), [4] is thought to present a mimic of one or several members of the genus Euploea. The female ventral wing surfaces are similar to those of the male.
Junonia coenia, known as the common buckeye or buckeye, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.Its range covers much of North America and some of Central America, including most of the eastern half of the US, the lower to middle Midwest, the Southwest (including most of California), southern Canada, and Mexico.