The Choirmaster’s Pursuits

19 January 2024 – Anderillium Banded King Shoemaker Butterfly Blue

Not the male has any blue, and that limited to a shocking strip on each wing segment of an otherwise jet black butterfly of the tropical montaine forests. The ink is leaning towards turquoise, which is just fine by me.

Anderillium Banded King Shoemaker Butterfly Blue
Yep, I thought those wings were equal.
“They are very fast-flying butterflies. The males perch head down on tree trunks, wings usually half open. From this vantage, they chase any other male that comes by, usually returning to the same perch.” -Pansai, on the Project Noah website

William Toler

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