Little Maplet (Chersonesia peraka peraka) || 10% to shy-fox
A rather small and delicate butterfly that I found swinging around the flower. Known as little maplet that has orange brown with a number of dark transverse lines and stripes crossing from costa to dorsum. Compared to the other Chersonesia species, Little Maplet has a double postdiscal band, and the two bands internal to it are wide. The underside is marked similarly but with a yellowish brown color. It was my second time finding this butterfly, and I think it is one of beautiful butterflies that I ever found, especially the color that attracted so badly to capture this winged insect.
So after making sure, it was going to stop there, I started to pick the gears and started to take some pictures. Mostly live in forests, but there are some of them that can be found in various types of habitats, including urban settlements.
This butterfly can be sometimes seen fluttering over the ground and the dried wood It can be identified by having dark orange and black strip with strikingly beautiful markings.
It flies in short bursts and flutters close to the ground. They usually bask with half-open wings and prefer shade to the sun. As I used DSLR, it might allow me to shoot from a distance range and this could make it feel safe.
I actually just had a few minutes to get ready with the shots, and not long after that, it flew into the dark and never came back.
| Camera | Nikon D7000 |
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| Category | Insect Photography |
| Lens | Tamron Tele-Macro 70-300 |