David Element
Wildlife Photography and Digital Video Images
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Butterflies 94 – False Ilex Hairstreaks
FALSE ILEX HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLY Satyrium esculi
FALSE ILEX HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLY Satyrium esculi
FALSE ILEX HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLY Satyrium esculi
FALSE ILEX HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLY Satyrium esculi
FALSE ILEX HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLY Satyrium esculi
FALSE ILEX HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLY Satyrium esculi
FALSE ILEX HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLY Satyrium esculi
FALSE ILEX HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLY Satyrium esculi
FALSE ILEX HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLY Satyrium esculi
FALSE ILEX HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLY Satyrium esculi
FALSE ILEX HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLY Satyrium esculi
FALSE ILEX HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLIES Satyrium
esculi
FALSE ILEX HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLY Satyrium esculi
FALSE ILEX HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLY Satyrium esculi
FALSE ILEX
HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLY Satyrium esculi
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The False Ilex Hairstreak Butterfly Satyrium esculi is a common insect in the part of southern
France where these photographs were taken. These butterflies may often be found
feeding on flowers, sometimes in multiple. The ‘tails’ on the hindwings are
designed to lure the attention of predatory birds away from the vital organs by
simulating a false head. Not terribly convincing to human eyes, but quite
probably a matter of life and death to a butterfly under attack.
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