Marine blue butterfly, Leptotes marina, subfamily Polyommatinae, family Lycaenidae.

Marine Blue Butterfly on a Mountain Coyote Mint (Monardella odoratissima) Flower. About the size of a skipper, perhaps slightly smaller; never had its wings open when on a flower, came and went.

The following information is from www.knowyourinsects.org at www.knowyourinsects.org/Lepidoptera1_Butterflies.html#Lep...

Marine blue, Leptotes marina, subfamily Polyommatinae, family Lycaenidae.
□ The undersides of this marine blue’s wings have a combination of squiggly gray or light-brown bands, which gives it the alternate common name of striped blue. Its hind wings each sport a pair of black eyespots outlined in blue and surrounded by a bit of pale yellow.
□ To see the upper side of the wings, click bugguide.net/node/view/481984 for the male and click bugguide.net/node/view/584364 for the female (Bugguide.net).

Taken on: October 16, 2023

Tags:

Butterfly

Insect

Mountain

Coyote

Mint

Monardella

odoratissima

Flower

Marine

blue

Leptotes

marina

Polyommatinae

Lycaenidae « less

Sets appears in: • Moths of Order Lepidoptera • Flowers and Leaves more » • Insects « less

Camera: Nikon D500, f/18.0, 1/500 sec, 200mm (=300mm), ISO 2000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D500
Aperture:	f/18.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	200mm (35mm equivalent: 300mm)
ISO:	2000
Exposure Bias:	+1 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	NX Studio 1.4 W
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