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Callophrys herculeana last year I learned where to look for this butterfly, and this year it came again to the same spots :-) Callophrys herculeana,Geotagged,Israel,Mount Hermon,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Callophrys herculeana

last year I learned where to look for this butterfly, and this year it came again to the same spots :-)

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    The color is really amazing! Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Yael Orgad's profile
      Yael Orgad
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      it sure is!
      and it's Iridescent colors, somewhat like hummingbirds - the color is more vivid in this angle, in other angles it looks more brown.       Posted 5 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Interesting, I wouldn't have expected that fact. Posted 5 years ago

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The Callophrys herculeana

Callophrys herculeana is a small green butterfly that hovers near Colutea cilicica, on which it lays its eggs. The genus Callophrys consists of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It is apparently not monophyletic, but which of the taxa currently considered junior synonyms of Callophrys are valid genera remains to be determined.

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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 Jun 18, 2020. Captured Jun 11, 2020 08:28 in 98.
  • E-M1
  • f/7.1
  • 1/500s
  • ISO200
  • 145mm