#philodice

[herpsandbirds]

Purple-throated Woodstar (Philodice mitchellii), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Colombia

photograph by Fabio N. Arias

[apollosgiftofprophecy]

hey, haha guess what if it is that same wife of Leucippus, her name is Philodice, and in a scholia she also birthed Arsinoe by Leucippus who birthed Asclepius in some other scholia (bear with me it’s 1 am and I’ve only had 3 brownies and oatmeal in a cup with a scoop of peanut butter the entire day). YeH. I remembered this one because the name Arsinoe suddenly popped into my head and I went why am I thinking of Cleopatra’s sister before realizing no. My beautiful beautiful brain is reminding me of THIS Arsinoe. I gave wikipedia a brief glance to confirm this but. yeah. bye <3

thank you so much for your input!! I haven't been able to update to list yet, but all of these contributions have seriously helped me out! ^-^

[best-bird-tournament]

Philodice woodstar

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Voting ended onJul 10, 2025

[herpsandbirds]

Purple-throated Woodstar (Philodice mitchellii), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Colombia

photograph by Sreejith Sreedharan