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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 Menelaus blue morpho (Morpho menelaus) is one of thirty species of butterfly in the subfamily Morphinae. [1] Its wingspan is approximately 12 cm (4.7"), and its dorsal forewings and hindwings are a bright, iridescent blue edged with black, while the ventral surfaces are brown. [ 2 ]
The sapphire blue of the upper wings may appear black or neon blue depending on how the light is reflected. The undersides of the hindwings have a cryptic coloration, as they are mottled with different shades of color, varying from gray to brown, while the under sides of the forewings are black with white patches.
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 ...
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]
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.
Small jewel blue Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Tribe: Polyommatini Genus: Plebejus Kluk, 1780 Species: P. christophi Binomial name Plebejus christophi (Staudinger 1874) Plebejus christophi, the small jewel blue, is a small butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family ...
Fight to mate; this behaviour is common among the blues. Left, upperside of female; right underside of male, from Adalbert Seitz. Luthrodes pandava [2] also called the Plains Cupid [3] [1] or cycad blue, is a species of lycaenid butterfly found in South Asia, [3] Myanmar, United Arab Emirates, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Java, Sumatra and the Philippines. [1]