[Leica] IMG: Snout-Nosed Butterfly

[Jim Nichols]

Thank you, Lluis.  Its coloring and markings are such that it can fold 
up its wings and camouflage itself as a dead leaf, to avoid predators.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 7/30/2017 5:25 PM, lluisripollphotography wrote:
> A very rare Butterfly for me, very nice shot!
> Lluis
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>> El 30 jul 2017, a les 21:06, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va escriure:
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>> I don't see this variety every year, but they appear occasionally.  They are called American Snout-Nosed Butterflies because of their distinctive nose shape.  I spotted several today, mostly in pairs, in what appeared to be a mating ritual.  This one paused long enough for me to get a successful shot.
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170730-DSCF3613-2.JPG.html
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>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
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>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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