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A Couple Of Butterfly Photos
Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 6:46 pm
by ApusApus
There were a few of these on the wing earlier this month, it's the Cleopatra
Gonepteryx Cleopatra!
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The next couple are Long-tailed Blues
Lampides boeticus which is a very successful species being one of the few to reach the Azores in the Atlantic, some 1,400km from the mainland. It has also been observed on the slopes of Mt Everest & is considered a pest in Hawaii!
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Shane
Re: A Couple Of Butterfly Photos
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 1:08 pm
by ApusApus
A couple more butterflies taken yesterday on the Coastal Boardwalk path. Firstly, a Clouded Yellow
Colias crocea
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Then a Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
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Shane
Re: A Couple Of Butterfly Photos
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 2:39 pm
by aphrodite
Thank you Shane, I love your insect photos.
I had a 'Cleopatra' butterfly in my garden a few weeks ago, but I couldn’t get anywhere near to photograph her! How do you do it and get such good shits?
Re: A Couple Of Butterfly Photos
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 3:20 pm
by trevnhil
Pardon ????
Re: A Couple Of Butterfly Photos
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 4:03 pm
by memory man
Re: A Couple Of Butterfly Photos
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 8:36 pm
by Lofos-5
That made me laugh more than some of the entries in the Jokes section
