[Leica] IMG: Snout-Nosed Butterfly

[lluisripollphotography]

Nice to know that others have a cloak of perfect invisibility!
Lluis



> El 31 jul 2017, a les 1:24, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va escriure:
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> 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
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> 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.
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> 
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