Photo 1,000

Initially thought this was a Gray Hairstreak, but from the patterns on the bottoms of the wings, it’s likely an “Eastern Tailed-Blue” (“Cupido comyntas”). Why is this my post for a milestone like 1,000th post? Because it’s incredibly difficult/lucky in my experience to get a good shot with the wings down and in many of those few cases, the wings appear to have a “flat” deep blue color. I think this shot shows better why this species is in the family Lycaenidae, “Gossamer-wing Butterflies.”

Confirmed at BAMONA as “Cupido comyntas” or “Eastern Tailed-Blue”; http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/930903

One year ago (“I wonder what our kids will look like…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-09-21
Two years ago (“Beneath the ‘webs’ we weave…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-09-21

[cheryl]

beautiful!!!

[Danette Thompson]

Congrats on 1000! Beautiful tones in the wings.

[Rick Schies]

I like the texture of this, very soft looking

[Sue]

congrats on your 1,000th! my 1,000 was a watersking sparrow =)

[Catherine Pace]

those colours are extraordinarily beautiful - fav