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Today touches this licénido, dark cloak or Lycaena tityrus (Poda, 1761).

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lycaenini
Species: Lycaena tityrus

Is certainly present in the Iberian Peninsula, from 50 to 2500m. In warm areas, low altitude polivoltino (mid April to October) and in colder bivoltino. In males the wings are gray-brown with black polka dots and inside a dark brown, while females have the upper interior brown and orange bottom. Can be found in several areas: meadows with flowers, weeds, dry, clear, wet, etc.. The caterpillar feeds on Rumex, preferably R. acetosa.

Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure time [s]: 1/6
F-Number: 9.0
ISO speed ratings: 100
Date taken: 2009:05:02 9:22:34
Exposure bias value: -1 / 3
Flash: no
Focal length [mm]: 100

Camera Model: Canon EOS 350D
Exposure time [s]: 1/500
F-Number: 9.0
ISO speed ratings: 400
Date taken: 2006:08:20 13:50:28
Exposure bias value: -1
Flash: no
Focal length [mm]: 100

Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure time [s]: 1/250
F-Number: 8.0
ISO speed ratings: 400
Date taken: 2009:05:08 12:43:59
Exposure bias value: -1 / 3
Flash: no
Focal length [mm]: 100

The first two pictures are of males and the third, obviously a female. As to the locations, the first and third are Serra do Cando and the second Currás (Tomiño).

Serra do Cando

Currás (Tomiño)

A greeting.

Tags: Currás , Photography , licénidos , Lycaena tityrus , Macro , dark mantle , Butterflies , Serra do Cando

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