Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I would like to clear up the butterfly puzzle that has been bothering me since yesterday, when I posted two shots of a blue-gray butterfly that I called a Gray Hairstreak, because it appears in several on-line photo sets under that name. However, I had captured a Gray Hairstreak three weeks earlier, and the markings were somewhat different. After consulting with Dean Hansen, the OM list butterfly authority, I now know that the recent sighting is an "Eastern Tailed Blue". Dean kindly pointed out the specific markings that detail the differences. I have corrected the titles and will add the links below in case anyone wants to take another look. Eastern Tailed Blue (the tail is more visible in the next image) http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Gray+Hairstreak+on+Goldenrod.TIFF.html http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Gray+Hairstreak+2.TIFF.html A Gray Hairstreak captured with my 1890 Ross London lens http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Soldier+_amp_+Hairstreak.TIFF.html Note the difference in alignment of the spots on the outer part of the wings, as well as the blue spot between the two orange spots. Thanks for your patience. And thanks again, Dean, for the quick response and help. -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA