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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Long-Tailed Skipper Butterfly (Not a Moth)
From: lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 18:40:45 +0100
References: <BFD744B909B443AD882216C30C371B11@jimnichols>

Very sharp image Jim, about Butterflies.... sorry, no idea

cheers
Lluis 



El 26/10/2012, a las 23:33, Jim Nichols escribi?:

> 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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