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Graphium Sarpedon Luctatius - common Bluebottle Occasionally you are lucky enough to catch a Bluey mud puddling, but so shy that I could not get close. I tried lying down in the mud and waiting, but he would not return until I had left.<br /> <br /> Mud puddling is mostly done by the males. They suck up the nutrients and deliver to the female during mating.<br /> <br /> Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/38867/graphium_sarpedon_luctatius_-_common_bluebottle.html" title="Graphium Sarpedon Luctatius - common Bluebottle"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2784/38867_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=AqMSjDiw3SMs%2BoXMeXtjc35wX68%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Graphium Sarpedon Luctatius - common Bluebottle Like the common Blue Jay, this is a monstrously difficult butterfly to photograph. They prefer to fly the high canopy, rarely coming down low enough for camera access. Another gorgeous butterfly that I feel fortunate to find locally.<br /> <br /> Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/38868/bf_blue_5082.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/38870/bf_birdwing_blue_6158.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/38869/bf_blue_triangle_8717.html Bandung,Common Bluebottle,Fall,Geotagged,Graphium sarpedon,Indonesia,Java,West Java,common bluebottle,papilion,papilionidae" /></a></figure> Bandung,Common Bluebottle,Geotagged,Graphium sarpedon,Indonesia,Java,Spring,West Java,common bluebottle,mud puddling,papilion,papilionidae Click/tap to enlarge

Graphium Sarpedon Luctatius - common Bluebottle

Occasionally you are lucky enough to catch a Bluey mud puddling, but so shy that I could not get close. I tried lying down in the mud and waiting, but he would not return until I had left.

Mud puddling is mostly done by the males. They suck up the nutrients and deliver to the female during mating.

Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.

Graphium Sarpedon Luctatius - common Bluebottle Like the common Blue Jay, this is a monstrously difficult butterfly to photograph. They prefer to fly the high canopy, rarely coming down low enough for camera access. Another gorgeous butterfly that I feel fortunate to find locally.<br /> <br /> Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/38868/bf_blue_5082.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/38870/bf_birdwing_blue_6158.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/38869/bf_blue_triangle_8717.html Bandung,Common Bluebottle,Fall,Geotagged,Graphium sarpedon,Indonesia,Java,West Java,common bluebottle,papilion,papilionidae

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The Common Bluebottle

The Common Bluebottle, or Blue Triangle in Australia, is a species of swallowtail butterfly, that is found in South and Southeast Asia, as well as eastern Australia. There are approximately sixteen subspecies with differing geographical distributions.

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Uploaded May 15, 2016. Captured Oct 26, 2012 12:04 in Jl. Lavender No.8, Ciwaruga, Parongpong, Kabupaten Bandung Barat, Jawa Barat, Indonesia.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/8.0
  • 10/10000s
  • ISO1250
  • 105mm