Costa Rican butterfly with pearly lustre

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NF Photo 110130, in Costa Rica

We was visiting a park in CostaRica and I had to go to the bathroom. On the floor this beautiful  butterfly stayed. Looking at the image I see it has patches similar to "mother-of -pearl" Catching the light in an iridescent way.

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 Fjärils / Butterfly gallery

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Costa Rican butterfly

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NF Photo 110211, Copal, Costa Rica

This is a butterfly I captured during my stay in Copal, Costa Rica in jan-feb 2011. Of course I don´t know what species it is. But I thought we all need something beautiful to look at.

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 Fjärils / Butterfly gallery

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Gammafly - Autographa gamma - Silver Y

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 Gammafly - Autographa gamma - Silver Y

NF Photo 130810

Om Gammafly på wiki
About Silver Y on wiki

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 Fjärils / Butterfly gallery

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Silverstreckad pärlemorfjäril - Argynnis paphia - Silver-washed Fritillary

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Silverstreckad pärlemorfjäril - Argynnis paphia - Silver-washed Fritillary
NF Photo 130729

Som larv är den beroende av violer. Så, inga violer, ingen fjäril
The caterpillar is dependant on violets so that is where to look for it.

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 Fjärils / Butterfly gallery

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Blåbärsparkmätare - eulithis populata - Northern Spinach

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Blåbärsparkmätare - eulithis populata - Northern Spinach
NF Photo 130722, Krämbolskogen

Lives in the forest mainly on blueberries.

Om Blåbärsparkmätare på NRK
About Northern Spinach on UK Moth

 Fjärils / Butterfly gallery

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Eldsnabbvinge - Thecla betulae - Brown Hairstreak

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Eldsnabbvinge - Thecla betulae - Brown Hairstreak 

NF Photo 130810, Mogetorp

One of the prettiest butterflies we have and  I have only seen it twice. And both times this summer.

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Orange Friday  Nature Notes
 Fjärils / Butterfly gallery

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Eldsnabbvinge - Thecla betulae - Brown Hairstreak

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Eldsnabbvinge - Thecla betulae - Brown Hairstreak
NF Photo 130730

Om Eldsnabbvinge på wiki
About Brown Hairstreak on wiki

A little butterfly I did not have before. A real beauty when it comes th the underpart of it´s wings. I can´t figure out whether it is a male or female. They seem to be rather rare. At least I have not seen it before. There is a third image but I decided to post it on NF photography. If you like you can take a look HERE.

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 Fjärils / Butterfly gallery

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