Pygmy Blue

[John Acorn]

Don, and Lepsters All,

This species is also well established on the Hawaiian islands.  The  
following website shows a number of fine photographs, although as you  
point out it is the western pygmy blue, not the eastern:

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ak5t-kmn/hawaii/hi_exil.htm

Might I suggest that the artist should borrow an actual specimen from  
one of the many collections in Florida to use as a reference?  The  
illustrator I work with finds that photographs are far inferior to  
real specimens when it comes to preparing detailed artwork.

John Acorn
Edmonton, Alberta



On Aug 9, 2007, at 8:59 AM, Torben Larsen wrote:

>
> Dear Don,
>
> I am not very sure whether B. pseudofea is truly distinct from B.  
> exilis.
> But LEPS members might be interested in knowing that B. exilis has  
> managed
> fully to establish itself in eastern Arabia. The curious story of  
> this event
> is fully described in the following paper:
>
> PITTAWAY, A.R., LARSEN, T.B.,  LEGRAIN, A., MAJER, J.,   
> WEIDENHOFFER, Z. &
> GILLET, M. 2006. The establishment of an American butterfly in the  
> Arabian
> Gulf: Brephidium exilis (Boisduval, 1852) (Lycaenidae). Nota
> lepidopterologica, 29:3-14.
>
> All the best,
>
> Torben B Larsen
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-leps- 
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> Behalf Of Stillwaugh, Donald M
> Sent: 09 August 2007 14:26
> To: LEPS-L at lists.yale.edu
> Subject: Pygmy Blue
>
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> Sorry for any cross-posting but....
>
> One of our education centers is constructing a moving model of Eastern
> Pygmy Blue (Blephidium pseudofea) and while I can provide a ventral
> photo, a dorsal photo is hard to come by...we have tracked down a  
> dorsal
> shot of western (B. exilis).  How different are they ?  There are
> probably sexual dimorphisms..    We would like to get the most  
> accurate
> image/description for the artist/model maker to work from.  If anyone
> can help out, please contact me off-list.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Don
>
> Don Stillwaugh, M.S.
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