Best guess — a Western Tailed-Blue.
Rate this:
Share this:
- Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
- Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
- Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
- Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)
- Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
- Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
- Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
- Click to print (Opens in new window)
- Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
MK pix 
What a phenomenal pic, MK! I have never seen a butterfly like this before. It appears the wings are almost ‘textured’! Gorgeous! Cher xo
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you Cher!
I saw this butterfly yesterday for the first time on my dog walk, so I returned today with my camera. I got lucky.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh you hadn’t seen it before, MK? I’m so glad you had your camera with you today! Cher xo
LikeLiked by 1 person
Utterly beautiful. So glad you caught this great shot.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you Gunta. This little fellow was quite patient with me, giving me time for several shots.
LikeLike
Beautiful butterfly and nice shot. You lucked out with him still there the next day.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you David. Considering your exceptional photography, I feel quite honored.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Lovely capture MK!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you Val. I had a lovely model.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Excellent capture, M! I can even see its individual scales -wow!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Eliza! Scales — so that’s what you call those tiny feathers!
LikeLike
Oh, I like thinking of them as tiny feathers!
LikeLiked by 1 person
So beautiful. So detailed.
LikeLiked by 1 person
That’s what I like about photography, Gigi. If I really slow down & just look, even at a little weed, it’s really quite beautiful.
LikeLike
So pretty – I love the contrast of the underside of its wings with the pretty blue of the top.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you Sarah. I also like that contrast on the wings. So many of us also have two (or more) sides!
LikeLiked by 1 person
A beautiful capture MK. The colors are so unique.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Karen. It’s striking how very different are the wing’s tops versus under-sides. I’m glad for the enjoyment it brings.
LikeLiked by 1 person
It is SO beautiful 🙂 Great photo. How did you make him pose for you? 😉
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks so much Sonia. I was lucky that this one was willing to hold still. There’s another one I’ve been trying to photograph for months, but that kind never seems to land!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I know what you mean. I tried to photograph butterflies too and they are REALLY difficult to “catch” in the right position. And that blue is my favorite kind of blue 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
magnifique 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Merci!
LikeLike