mokky
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Posts: 28
Country: Japan
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Post by mokky on Jan 29, 2020 15:23:49 GMT
It's been long time since I lost in touch with ICF. Here I share a small video footage on Tailless Bushblue (Arhopala ganesa loomisi) in Japan. Hope you enjoy it. Cheers, Mokky
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Post by wollastoni on Jan 29, 2020 15:33:34 GMT
Welcome back Mokky !
Very nice video, thank you for sharing it.
And from my experience in Asia, it is not easy to see Arhopala with open wings like these ones. Most of the time, I see them in the forest with closed wings, and their wings launch some purple flashes in the dark woods when they fly.
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Post by Paul K on Jan 29, 2020 15:42:00 GMT
I don't recall I have seen Arhopala species mud pudding in Thailand or Laos, very interesting.
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mokky
New Aurelian
Posts: 28
Country: Japan
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Post by mokky on Jan 29, 2020 22:32:29 GMT
Thank you wollastoni and Paul K for your interesting comments. Yes usually Arhopala species stays with its wings closed. This species starts to come to water in late autumn. Here in Japan it gets colder towards October and November and this species seems to need sunlight and moisture. During the summer time, it never opens its wings. Mokky
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Post by wollastoni on Jan 30, 2020 10:39:36 GMT
I don't recall I have seen Arhopala species mud pudding in Thailand or Laos, very interesting. Me neither |
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Post by jmg on Jan 30, 2020 10:58:43 GMT
I don't recall I have seen Arhopala species mud pudding in Thailand or Laos, very interesting. Right ! Flying or resting on leaves. Here, Arhopala amantes amatrix De Nicéville, 1891 (probably). Banteay Srei (Angkor, Cambodia), August 11, 2007. Photo: JMG  |
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