One of the most supreme examples of the color Blue on the planet. Irony: not a Butterfly in the Blues group.
One of the most supreme examples of the color Blue on the planet. Irony: not a Butterfly in the Blues group.
Insecta, Lepidoptera
Geometridae, Sterrhinae
Antitrygodes divisaria
Kadoorie Institute, Shek Kong Centre
New Territories, Hong Kong
One of the most supreme examples of the color Blue on the planet. Irony: not a Butterfly in the Blues group.
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Anobinae
Crithote pallivarga (synonym = Crithote horridipes)
this one is a male, with an almost totally unbroken black, velvety "cloak" on the medial and terminal thirds of the forewing.
Fung Yuen Nature Reserve, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Collection No. 13017: D. Smith, F. Leist, J. Baxter, L. Webb, R. Truitt; flowering, 11-100 plants, woodland
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Drepanidae, Drepaninae
Amphitorna olga
Chuk Yeung Road, Sai Kung, Hong Kong
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Amphitorna olga
Tai Mong Tsai, Sai Kung, Hong Kong
Fresh female. First generation post Overwintering individuals.