The City Daily Photo bloggers theme for May 1st is "very small" and this photo came to mind when I started to think about what to post. The photograph dates back to November of 2012 when I saw this "very small" butterfly perched on the top of one of the nopales of a prickly pear cactus. I had never seen such a tiny little butterfly and I've never seen one since. Its name is Hemiargus Ceraunus or a Ceraunus Blue. The species does live in desert areas but it appears from what I've read that they are more prominent from Texas to Florida. It's such a pretty little thing. I'd love to find another like it.
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9 comments:
How special, and you are so patient, you capture amazing images of birds and bees, by waiting and moving with caution. I should learn from that.
The butterfly is so delicate!
It is such a tiny little thing, Sharon.
Very small, indeed. ; )
The baby butterfly, so very cute.
Small it is.
A rare and beautiful sight!
Great shot for theme day.
A beautiful picture! We have similar small blue butterflies here in the UK, the common blue and holly blue.
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