A Long-tailed Blue Butterfly on what I think is a rattlepod, one of the Crotileria family. The Long-tailed Blue is common in Hawaii having been accidentally introduced back in the 1880s.
Long-tailed Blue Butterfly
Graham's Island
Life on the Big Island of Hawaii
Graham's Island 
Wow, that is awesome!
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It’s quite a pretty butterfly.
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Absolutely 😀
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They’re lovely! Are they very big, or not so easy to find?
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They’re not uncommon, but quite small and flighty so tricky to get photos of. This one spent a fair bit of time on this one flower stalk.
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Well done on the ID 👏 Line-blues are so hard to ID. Rattlepods are a minor weed here
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Rattlepods are a weed here too. I’m always a bit nervous about IDs for these little butterflies, but I think this one is good.
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One of my books has 27 Line-blues and they all look the same to me 🤔😂
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I don’t think we have nearly that many here, which makes things a bit easier.
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Very pretty!
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It’s pretty and a bit of a pest if truth be told!
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Beautiful! Love the colors.
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It’s a pretty little butterfly.
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