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Satyrium myrtale - female she is looking for the right spot to lay her egg, on Prunus prostrata - her host plant. <br /> this is the result:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74599/satyrium_myrtale_spot_the_egg.html" title="Satyrium myrtale: spot the egg!"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3519/74599_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=WfMZrQKGe6a1Ujt2e4JmdOSG%2BQg%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Satyrium myrtale: spot the egg! that tiny hairy round gray ball, just under the base of the leaf - is the butterfly&#039;s egg. <br /> it&#039;s camouflaged so predators will not find it. <br /> layed on Prunus prostrata, the host of this butterfly. <br /> <br /> here&#039;s the mom: <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74598/satyrium_myrtale_-_female.html Mount Hermon,Prunus prostrata,Rebels hairstreak,Satyrium myrtale,egg" /></a></figure> Israel,Mount Hermon,Prunus prostrata,Rebels hairstreak,Satyrium myrtale Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Satyrium myrtale - female

she is looking for the right spot to lay her egg, on Prunus prostrata - her host plant.
this is the result:

Satyrium myrtale: spot the egg! that tiny hairy round gray ball, just under the base of the leaf - is the butterfly's egg. <br /> it's camouflaged so predators will not find it. <br /> layed on Prunus prostrata, the host of this butterfly. <br /> <br /> here's the mom: <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74598/satyrium_myrtale_-_female.html Mount Hermon,Prunus prostrata,Rebels hairstreak,Satyrium myrtale,egg

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The Rebels hairstreak

''Satyrium myrtale'', the Rebel's hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Yael Orgad
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By Yael Orgad

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Uploaded Feb 19, 2019. Captured Jun 11, 2010 11:10.
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  • Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
  • f/5.7
  • 1/807s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm

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