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Looking At Insects. #25 Butterfly.
Good morning to everyone!
Well, here we are with yet another butterfly, our last one for a while. This one is called “Northern Blue”. This butterfly is a true northern species. It is found across northern Canada to Alaska, then across Siberia and all the way to Scandinavia. It is a small butterfly with a wingspan up to 1 1/4 inches (about 31mm). They are a beautiful blue on top of their wings, and a silver gray underneath for the male.
The female is dark brown above with a wavy orange line at the end of each wing, and some blue at the edge. It overwinters as eggs. Its flight time is late June to early August. The prefer to sit with closed wings, I was fortunate to get this one with partially open wings. Have a wonderful day everyone and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
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Pretty butterfly
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Yes, that blue really shines when it flies around.
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I bet
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So we are looking at a male & female right? My eyes kind of blurry now, don’t say I’m getting old, it’s because my internet which is quiet slow 😉😜. Anyway so tell me, this is two butterfly right, captured at the right moment 😉📸 Lovely pic.
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No, this is one butterfly, but his wings are mostly closed, so we see a bit of blue from the top and gray on the bottom of his wings. I wish it was both the male and female. I have seen a lot of these males the last few years, but have not seen a female yet. 🤔They must be around though or there would be no males to look at either! 😂😹Thanks Simon!😊😻📷🦋
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Oops! IT sure gives an illusion like both male and female together 😉. Nice shot anyway and illusionistic one 😃. Maybe the female are busy grooming 😂 for thee winter ❄️⛄ Have a warmer day 💖
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Thanks so much Simon!😁📷 I can see where you would think it was 2 butterflies. No winter, no! I can’t see those emojis! 🙈😁😻🍂🍁
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❄️🧥⛄☃️💨you mean winter 🥶🤢 emojis right 🤣👍 oh no! Don’t see that 😂😜Have a warmer day 😉
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It was a cool day today! I had to wear my jacket outside! I still don’t see those emojis!🙈😂😹
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🤣😂🙌yeah yeah I see that you don’t see what u said u don’t see but i showed u which you didn’t see 🙈🙉🤣🤣🤣
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😂😹😂😹🤣😹
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😂😂😂
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Another gorgeous butterfly 🦋 😍 well done taking the picture!! Outstanding 😁😊
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It wasn’t easy getting even a little of that beautiful blue from this guy. I followed him around for quite a while before getting this! Thank you!😊🦋📷
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Well done!😁
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😁😁
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Your persistence is admirable and beyond compare!😊
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Thanks, I am a bit tenacious at times.😁📷
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A goid trait to be sure!!😉😊😁
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At times it is anyway. 😁
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Everything in moderation 😉😁
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Oh, that’s good, I must remember that one! Won’t help me, but I want to remember it anyway.🙄😁
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You could always pass it along!!😁😂😂
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I don’t think Muffin would be interested. 🙄
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Are you saying she takes things to excess??🤔😲😳😬😬
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She just likes doing things the cat way, she says it is better than human way.🙄😹
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She is a Cat!
So she would naturally be entitled to think that! Besides… I’m not telling her any differently 😬😬😂😂😂😂
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That’s the way I look at it too. Much too dangerous to think otherwise.😲😲
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I see we agree once again!😂😂😂
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Hard to disagree with that one!😂😹
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