Also called the Correa Brown, this is the orange butterfly I mentioned a few posts ago – hard to find one settled enough for a photograph. I had given up chasing one about, when this one landed right by my feet, staying long enough to get a few shots. In this first one, I love how the light catches the wing edges during a rare spread.

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I can’t decide if I prefer Correa Brown over its other name – Orange Alpine Xenica.

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Thanks for looking.

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Butterflies & Moths

Oreixenica correae: Orange Alpine Xenica

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Several weeks back, you may recall that I was excited upon seeing a few big butterflies in my garden. I hoped for the unusual variety like we had at this time last year. Didn’t happen. There’s a few of the orange ones about, but I can’t get a decent go at those.

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