David Element
Wildlife Photography and Digital Video Images
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Butterflies 51 – Nettle-tree Butterflies
NETTLE-TREE BUTTERFLY Libythea celtis
NETTLE-TREE BUTTERFLY Libythea celtis
NETTLE-TREE BUTTERFLY Libythea celtis
NETTLE-TREE BUTTERFLY Libythea celtis
NETTLE-TREE BUTTERFLY Libythea celtis
NETTLE-TREE BUTTERFLY Libythea celtis
NETTLE-TREE BUTTERFLY Libythea celtis
NETTLE-TREE BUTTERFLY Libythea celtis
NETTLE-TREE BUTTERFLY Libythea celtis
NETTLE-TREE BUTTERFLY Libythea celtis
NETTLE-TREE BUTTERFLY Libythea celtis
NETTLE-TREE BUTTERFLY Libythea celtis
NETTLE-TREE BUTTERFLY Libythea celtis
NETTLE-TREE BUTTERFLY Libythea celtis
NETTLE-TREE BUTTERFLY Libythea celtis
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Quite why the Nettle-tree Butterfly Libythea celtis requires unusually
long palps is open to question but they are certainly a distinctive feature of
this species, as indeed are their scalloped wing-margins. The feeding pattern of
the species seems to be almost habitual as individual butterflies will return
to the same flowers repeatedly over several days. These photographs were taken
in the South of France.
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David’s short film of Nettle-tree Butterflies
feeding may be seen at: https://youtu.be/Hb6tiJU4QJI.
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