Butterfly experts call it the Commen blue butterfly. Although this species is not really blue, only the upper part of the wings is bluish. The overall size of Its body is slightly bigger than the coin of 200s rupiah currency.
Each butterfly lays hundreds of eggs and is spread on young shoots of adjacent plants which often become pests for our commercial crops or ornamental plants.
in 3 to 4 days it will take care of the eggs until they become caterpillars (larvae) then die. Meanwhile, the caterpillars will pupate immediately after hiding behind the base of the leaf stalks.
In less than one week, the cocoons have changed, giving birth to new butterflies almost simultaneously in 1 to 3 days.
In the morning they will come out of their cocoons and gather together to dry their wings in the morning sun. Once their wings are light enough to fly, the male and female butterfly will look for each other to mate with, then each will fly away from each other in search of new spawning grounds – new shoots.
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Setiap satu ekor bertelur ratusan butir dan disebar pada pucuk2 muda tanaman yang saling berdekatan yang seringkali menjadi hama bagi tanaman komersial atau tanaman hias kita.
dalam 3 s/d 4 hari dia akan mengasuh telur2 itu sampai jadi ulat (larva) kemudian dia akan mati. Sementara ulat-ulat itu akan segera menjadi kepompong setelah bersembunyi dibalik pangkal tangkai2 daun.
Kurang dari satu minggu lamanya, kepompong2 tersebut sudah berubah, melahirkan kupu-kupu baru hampir secara serempak dalam waktu 1 s/d 3 hari lamanya.
Pagi hari mereka akan keluar dari kepompongnya dan bergerombol berjemur mengeringkan sayap2nya dibawah sinar matahari pagi. Setelah sayapnya cukup ringan untuk terbang, mereka akan saling mencari pasangan untuk kawin, kemudian masing2 akan terbang saling menjauh satu dengan yang lainnya mencari tempat bertelur baru – pucuk-pucuk baru.
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These are such beautiful photographs. The first one is amazing – you were very skillful to be able to see and photograph the butterfly-like that. And I love seeing so many of them together. We have a small blue butterfly that might be related. It’s grayish-blue on the back and the underside looks a little like these. The shape is similar, too. Of course here, they are only around in the summer.
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I’m sure it’s the same kind of butterfly that I had photographed.
I made this article based on my observations a few days ago after the cycads in my garden were eaten by caterpillars, which I previously found was a tiny beautiful butterfly perched there for several days.
Currently, it is starting the rainy season in my place.
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I hope the caterpillars did not do too much damage! It’s hard for me to imagine them eating cycads because I think of cycads as being very tough plants. One of our small blue butterflies is Plebejus icarioides – maybe you can look it up and compare it. Have a wonderful week, and I hope the rainy season brings just the right amount of rain – not too much, not too little. 🙂
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Unfortunately, All of the shoots were already damaged.
This is something that is beyond my expectations and the first time this has happened to my cycads which is decades old.
in fact, the cycad shoots are very soft and crunchy.
My place is safe enough from water disasters, although we don’t expect that to happen anywhere else.
I am so glad that I always have nice chat with you. Have a wonderful week for you and yours also.
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Very interesting, and I’m sorry your Cycads were damaged that way but I guess that’s life. You never know what nature is going to do next. 🙂 Yes, it’s really good to share what we find in our very different environments. Thanks! 🙂
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I just can’t imagine how much longer I would see my cycads will bare its new leaves.
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Fascinating! Fantastic photos.
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Thank you very much, my dear friend.
It’s been long not see. Hope you are all well in the current pandemic.
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Yes, it has been a long time – hope you are well too! Troublesome times, but so far we are all right.
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Thank you very much, Ann. Best wishes.
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Stay safe and be well.
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