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Agraulis vanillae
In the last picture, the butterfly is taking off and flying, and his tail end appears to be acting like a rudder on a plane would. The first picture is a crop from this series. All were taken in by backyard lantana patch 'MissHuff' variety. Ventral (underside of wings) - orange with white and black spotted pattern Dorsal (Back or top of wings) - orange with black spots and stripes and a few small white dots Body - orange, black and white stripes running along the body. - butterfliesandmoths.org
My lantana in my backyard, and other plants in the area.
related spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/701... http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/speci... Camera note: Nikon D300s, AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED, ISO 400, f/9, cloudy weather white balance with a center-weighted average metering mode. Auto focus.
Spotted on Aug 24, 2011
Submitted on Aug 25, 2011
5 Comments
Yes... I liked that too...very rare moment..
To study... I feel 4th is more better..(in my view)!!
I like the last one myself, because the butterfly is actually arching its body to aid in lift-off.
I like mostly 4th picture... Best to study this butterfly..!!
Thanks Ashish.
Great...!!
No more words..!!