nhoizey, “Long branded blue crow”
The long branded blue crow (Euploea algea), is a butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia that belongs to the crows and tigers, that is, the Danaid group of the brush-footed butterflies family.
This large, light-brown butterfly, with a wingspan of 60 to 70 mm depending on the subspecies, has a metallic-blue to totally metallic-blue underside with small spots on the forewings, depending on the subspecies.
The underside is light brown with small white dots, varying in quantity according to subspecies.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/long-branded-blue-crow/
📅 29 November 2012
📸 Canon 5D II + 100mm macro
🎛️ ISO 1600, ƒ/5.6, 1/80 s#Animals #Arthropods #Insects #ButterfliesAndMoths #Photography #Canon #5DMarkII
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