Danis danis serapis

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Danis danis serapis

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The Large Green Banded blue. These are self collected specimens from tropical North Queensland Australia July 2016
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daveuk wrote: Wed May 25, 2022 10:16 pm The Large Green Banded blue. These are self collected specimens from tropical North Queensland Australia July 2016
Superb setting!! KW
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Thank You. I did them from papered.
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Danis are very nice, and mostly common, Lycaenidae. I saw my first ones in New Guinea (Biak island) and was amazed by these little jewels.
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What amazed me was their preference for shade rather than sunshine. Unthinkable for most European lycaenids.
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Indeed. They are even flying under rain.
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