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Family: Nymphalidae Flight Time: June - August Size: 62-74mm Altitude: 50-1500m
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Notes: A truly magnificent species, and not very easy to see. Early morning was the key here, this one was down on a path, and was particularly partial to the sweat on my foot, yummy! Which at least meant I had plenty of time to get a nice underside shot ! The purple sheen on the topside only shows at certain angles, which was difficult to get with the camera, and impossible while on my foot, I think being double-jointed would have helped ! The lesser purple emperor Apatura ilia is the only other species with this profusion of purple, an additional orange spot on the forewing separates them though. |
