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Pygmy Blue
Doc Duck

Pygmy Blue (Brephidium exilis)

The smallest butterfly in North America, I was told. There was an eruption of them going on in the grassy areas at Coyote Hills. Teensy spots of rust and blue swarming up every time I took a step, inadvertently kicking a tuft of grass as I passed. Finally I managed to track one and get close enough for a shot before he took off again.
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Habitat
grassy levee
Location
Coyote Hills Wildlife Preserve, California
Date taken
28 Feb 2016
Scientific name
Brephidium exilis
Equipment used
fz200
delia todd
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That's a pretty one, isn't it Ann.

A super picture to get of a butterfly - well done lassie.
 
SusanneH.
Thank you for showing the beautiful butterflies of your area. Some of them are common here too. I've never seen this one. but his relatives live around here. They are really lovely.
Thanks again and hope for mor butterflies.
 

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