Madeiran Blues This Time

Paulcrook · Post by **Paulcrook** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:04 am

I posted a picture of a Lang's Short-tailed Blue on the site the other day but I am not sure if these are Long-tailed Blues or Lang's.

Anyone any ideas. Thanks

Paul

JKT · Post by **JKT** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:31 pm

I'd say both are Leptotes pirithous, but the angle in the first picture is less than optimal.

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:40 pm

JKT wrote:I'd say both are Leptotes pirithous, but the angle in the first picture is less than optimal.

Yep...sure look like Lang's Short-tailed Blue to me.

Martin.

JKT · Post by **JKT** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:32 pm

Do you mind telling where exactly did you find them? The species is a migrant so it probably won't matter, but still it might be nice to check the place if I happen to go there again. Besides, I'm still missing a picture of live specimen.

Paulcrook · Post by **Paulcrook** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:22 pm

I saw a few and am surprised no-one has reported any before. Perhaps it was their first year on the island.

The picture on my other submission to this site earlier in the week was taken in a park near the casino in Funchal, the Parque de Santa Caterina (excuse the spelling, if it's wrong) and I took the photos on this topic in the Jardin de Sao Francisco at the end of town nearest to the Parque de Santa Caterina.

I was wondering if the first picture was of a Long-tailed Blue. If it's not then I'm not sure I saw one but instead saw several Lang's, a strange situation considering the Long-tailed is the accepted resident of the two on Madeira.

Thanks for everyone's help yet again
Regards, Paul.

JKT · Post by **JKT** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 6:30 am

So it was inside Funchal. Thanks! I've seen the other one in a couple of places between the sea and the beach boulevard between Lido and Ajuda.