My entry to the Phone Photography contest #33 [En-Es] Frosted Flasher

in #hive-1909312 days ago

Hello friends of the Feelgood community. Look at this beautiful butterfly I found a few days ago among the vinca flowers..

Hola amigos de la comunidad Feelgood. Miren qué bonita mariposa conseguí hace días entre las flores de vinca.


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I had gone out into the garden to take photos and, to my surprise, I saw this jumping butterfly with bright blue and green colors.

Había salido al jardín a tomar fotos y, para mi sorpresa, vi a esta saltarina con colores azul y verde brillantes.


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It is a species that lives from the south of the United States to Argentina, but this is the first time I have seen it here.

Es una especie que habita desde el sur de Estados Unidos hasta Argentina, pero es primera vez que la veo aquí.


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Jumping butterflies abound here, most of them with mainly brown and/or yellow hues.

Aquí abundan las mariposas saltarinas, la mayoría con tonalidades principalmente de marrón y/o amarillo.


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The so-called Astraptes fulgerator is also known as Astraptes alardus or "Frosted flasher".

La llamada Astraptes fulgerator tambien es conocida como Astraptes alardus o "Destello esmerilado".


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It belongs to the Hesperiidae family and is also known as the "two-bar flash" or "Telegonus alardus".


Pertenece a la familia Hesperiidae y también recibe los nombres de "destello de dos barras" o "Telegonus alardus".


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It has a wingspan of around 5 centimeters, light brown colors on its legs, antennae, head, ventral part of the thorax and abdomen, as well as part of its wings.

Tiene alrededor de 5 centímetros de envergadura, colores marrón claro en patas, antenas, cabeza, parte ventral de tórax y abdomen, al igual que en parte de las alas.


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It lives in tropical forests and, as an adult, feeds on flower nectar, mainly from the Fabaceae family.


Vive en bosques tropicales y se alimenta en fase adulta de néctar de flores, principalmente de la familia fabaceae.


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Once again, finding a new species in the garden brightened my day, and made me feel grateful.

Una vez más, el encontrar una especie nueva en el jardín alegró mi día, y me hizo sentir agradecida.

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All photos were taken by myself with my Samsung Galaxy A 15 smartphone.

Todas las fotos fueron tomadas por mi misma con mi teléfono inteligente Samsung Galaxy A 15.


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Thank you so much for stopping by and reading my post.

Muchas gracias por detenerse y leer mi publicación.


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Imagen hecha con Canva y Paint.
Translated with / Traducido con: Google translator.
References / Referencias:
https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astraptes_fulgerator
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astraptes_fulgerator
https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Astraptes-alardus
https://bugguide.net/node/view/860653

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I can see your efforts to take as clear shots as possible of this fly and some of them are really nice. I like its wings! :)

Thank you, I'm glad you found the post nice. When you like taking photos, you don't have to make any effort 🙂.

Thank you for blessing my view with this beautiful creature.

You're welcome!. Thank you for your kind words 🙂.

You're welcome