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Natural History Photographs
by Cor Zonneveld
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Family Lycaenidae - subfamily Lycaeninae
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tribe Eumaeini: Hairstreaks
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Callophrys rubi
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Amstelveen, the Netherlands; 14 April 2007.
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Zuiderheide, the Netherlands; 4 May 2008.
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Green is a colour rarely seen in butterflies. The colour is due
to reflection of light by the scales. See notes in
Reflection colours.
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Satyrium esculi
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Vernegues (Provence), France; June 1990.
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Cevennes, France; July 1984.
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Tomares ballus
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Ronda, Spain; April 1982. Landscape with habitat.
This species flies from January till April; its furry
coat is probably
related to this unusual flight period.
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