Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/26

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Long-Tailed Skipper Butterfly (Not a Moth)
From: bjq1 at mac.com (bjq1 at mac.com)
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:55:54 +0000 (GMT)

Fantastic Shot!

Barney
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On Oct 26, 2012, at 05:33 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

> Continuing to do on-line research, I have identified the mystery butterfly 
> that landed briefly in front of me. It is not a moth, but a Long-Tailed 
> Skipper Butterfly that was west of the normal migration path from Florida 
> up and down the East Coast.
>
> Because of the angle of the wings, the bright blue on the top of the 
> abdomen is only barely seen in the four quick images that I snapped. The 
> wing markings match up properly. The blue can be barely seen on the top of 
> the head and rear part of the abdomen.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Brown+B_fly+or+Moth.jpg.html
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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