Small Dusky Blue and practicing bowls...
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xerubus
Registered: May 01, 2004
Total Posts: 426
Country: Australia

Small Dusky Blue - Candalides erinus

Very common butterfly in the Brisbane area. Wingspan of around 22mm.

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I'm pretty sure this is a juvenile Lauxaniid Fly. Approximately 2mm in body length and sitting on the underside of a magnolia leaf.

What's interesting about this fly is the abnormality on the end of the rear right leg. Or perhaps is was practicing bowling.. who knows.

TheBat
Registered: Oct 14, 2009
Total Posts: 490
Country: Australia

great image.
It looks like it stubbed its toe and needs to 'bleed' his toe-nail?
If the abnormality had legs, I would think that it was a bloated tick?
Bruce...

LordV
Registered: Jan 02, 2006
Total Posts: 24441
Country: United Kingdom

Good captures.
Framing on #1 is perhaps a bit tight ?

Suspect it's likely the fly in #2 has trodden in something - BTW you don't really get jouvenile flies- they are adult size when they emerge.
Brian v.

xerubus
Registered: May 01, 2004
Total Posts: 426
Country: Australia

thanks guys.

Brian... thanks for the info .. never knew that. learn something everyday day.

I agree with the tight fill in the frame on the first. Only managed to get a single shot off before it flew away

Bring on tomorrows adventure.

MarkB1
Registered: Apr 07, 2009
Total Posts: 5321
Country: Australia

Common all right, rarely still long enough for a shot though.

Mark

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