Sa a se yon vye imaj mwen, kidonk li pa pafè. Si ou ka di m 'sa a papiyon espès ou jwenn yon wo-senk. Si w konnen sousespès yo, Mwen pral voye yon nouvo pake pou ou #3 broch asye pur! Sèlman allusion: Li soti nan lwès USA.
OK moun papiyon, kiyes mwen ye?
Sa a se yon vye imaj mwen, kidonk li pa pafè. Si ou ka di m 'sa a papiyon espès ou jwenn yon wo-senk. Si w konnen sousespès yo, Mwen pral voye yon nouvo pake pou ou #3 broch asye pur! Sèlman allusion: Li soti nan lwès USA. Pataje sa a!8 comments to OK butterfly people, kiyes mwen ye? |
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I’ll bite, though I am far from a butterfly person.
Plebejus icarioides
Subspp … buchholzi??
Nope!
Maybe for more of a hint, the subspecies name is derived from a state park.
Yeesh, the things I do…
moroensis
After this, I’m just copying down all of them 🙂
Hahaha well good guess, but you’re off on genus and species. I guess I made challenge #1 a bit too tricky.
Nah, you probably just need to attract lepidopterists as readers – not IPM specialists!
It’s Philotiella speciosa. Don’t know the sub…
High-five to James, who got the genus and species correct. This is subspecies purisima – or the Lompoc Blue. It is only found in and around the vicinity of La Purissima State Park in Lompoc, CA. I am one of the few to photograph this species in the wild – but at the time I had rudimentary equipment. I then directed Jim Brock to the same site where he captured some stunning images of this butterfly:
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/imagehtmls/Lycaenidae/Philotiella_speciosa_purisima_M_Purisima_Hills_N_of_Lompoc_Santa_Barbara_Co_CA_USA_27-IV-09_1_i.htm