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Hi Ian - where was this taken?
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Quick search on the net it looks most like a Plumbago Blue Leptotes plinius
Thats as far as I can get with this one.
Thats as far as I can get with this one.
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It does look like Leptotes - but a country at least would be good to pin down the species!
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Is it a specimen from a butterfly house?
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I've no idea what the butterfly is, but the same picture has been posted on the Talk Photography Forum, here:http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums ... p?t=438984
The poster's location is Brisbane, Australia, so that should narrow things down!
Dave
The poster's location is Brisbane, Australia, so that should narrow things down!
Dave
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I'm sticking with Plumbago or Zebra Blue (Leptotes plinius) as it is found in Australia.
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Paul was spot on. This is the only species of Leptotes found in Australia. To cap it, this is a female, laying on the larval hostplant, Plumbago auriculata.
I have seen Leptotes plinius in India, where it is rather different (and known as the Zebra blue):
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The hindwing pattern is the giveaway for Leptotes. Our own L. pirithous is very similar.
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I have seen Leptotes plinius in India, where it is rather different (and known as the Zebra blue):
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/india/plinius102.jpg)
The hindwing pattern is the giveaway for Leptotes. Our own L. pirithous is very similar.
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Hi Guys,
Many apologies for not responding as I have been on holiday.
A friend of mine posted the picture to me, He advised me he took it whilst on hols near Hastings in Sussex.
Many apologies for not responding as I have been on holiday.
A friend of mine posted the picture to me, He advised me he took it whilst on hols near Hastings in Sussex.
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Could it be an escapee from a butterfly house on the south coast?
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Here is a Plumbago Blue with identical markings "Taken in Brisbane on an introduced plumbago plant":
http://www.flickr.com/photos/58356728@N07/6437809495/
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Does he know that Stephy from Brisbane posted the same picture on her Flickr page (as Dave O'B pointed out earlier)?IanCalland wrote:A friend of mine posted the picture to me, He advised me he took it whilst on hols near Hastings in Sussex.
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums ... p?t=438984
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Oh well, we live and learn. Last time I will try to help individuals from other forums
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