Hi ,
and a very Happy New Year to everyone from Devon. Going through the hundreds of butterfly related photos I have taken over the years, to pass away the Wintery days I came across this photo I took during last summer of a Small Skipper in a local meadow. She (or he) had the most luscious eyelashes. I thought I might share this photo might brighten up this frosty New Years Day
Luscious Lashes. Small Skipper pose
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Re: Luscious Lashes. Small Skipper pose
Great picture!
The green hairstreak genus, Callophrys, is named after its beautiful eyebrows. Perhaps Thymelicus should have been called Calloblepharides - 'luscious eyelashes'.
Guy
The green hairstreak genus, Callophrys, is named after its beautiful eyebrows. Perhaps Thymelicus should have been called Calloblepharides - 'luscious eyelashes'.
Guy
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Re: Luscious Lashes. Small Skipper pose
That's a lovely shot, Dave. I'd never noticed their 'lashes' before....though my eyesight isn't what it was. 