Photo Ewen 📷Me in the morning vs me in the afternoon.
#Bhutan #Bumthang #Photography #Lumix #FlutterByes #Himalayas #Butterflies
Gonna try to get some clearer pics of this guy tomorrow. I saw a pair of them looping around that same patch of forest today, I think I can find them again tomorrow.
Might be harder to get an ID than get a photo though. Crazy gorgeous stone-like lower wing, plus electric blue streaks on the upper.
Nature is just unbelievably amazing.
#Bhutan #Bumthang #Photography #Lumix #FlutterByes #Himalayas #Butterflies #WeirdBugsAreCoolBugs
Woody never turned up this morning. Went for a walk up the laneway. Saw two new butterflies I hadn't met before.
Every day is like a whole new adventure.
Ian Tindale@ewen it’s got a lot of the characteristics of a Nymphalidae https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphalidae
Certainly does!
I just managed to head down that rabbit hole, and the "Kaniska canace" is looking like an excellent match. Bhutan often gets omitted from distributions due to lack of data here.
Also found this fascinating article in the process, about hibernating adult Nymphalis (in New Mexico)...
S★m V★rm★@ewen Incredible
cobalt going beige today@ewen these are fantastic photos of this surprising butterfly! What an evolutionary route to protection from predators!
Nature never ceases to amaze me!
Catriona Roberts@ewen
Lovely capture!!
Lovely capture!!