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Laeosopis roboris

Spanish Purple Hairstreak

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Provence, France, June 2003

Female showing glimpse of upperside

 

Provence, France, June 2003 (f)
 
I'm not very familiar with this very distinctive species having only found it on a couple of occasions over the years. I found my site in Provence by looking for its very conspicuous food plant - the Ash tree - which in the Mediterranean climate will only grow near water courses. Its a butterfly that flies high around tree tops so I was very lucky with this female to find her low enough down to video. As with many woodland species, she was feeding on honeydew, the sugary excretion deposited by aphids.

 

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