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Question Mark butterfly
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Question Mark butterfly

by Carolyn Derstine

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 24, 2013112 views5 comments
Found this butterfly feeding on the flowers on my butterfly bush. According to my insect book, it is a Question Mark Butterfly. My question is. . .what happened to his one antennae that is broken off? :wink:

Canon 60D. 180mm macro lens. F/11 for 1/50 sec. ISO 800. Tripod mounted, natural lighting.

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 24, 2013 at 8:11 PM
Nicely caught Carolyn! This is a unique specimen that I have not seen before. You caught it with a full wing spread and all in focus.

Butterflies get beaten up in a hurry. First time though I have ever seen one with a missing antennae.
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Comment posted by scott lanz on August 25, 2013 at 7:24 AM
A beautiful subject and a overall beautiful photo, Carolyn. I like the butterfly bush blossoms (say that 10 times fast) and soft lime green bg. Terrific. :toast:
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Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on August 25, 2013 at 8:09 AM
Beautiful image, Carolyn! Always good to have butterfly bushes in your garden. I see lots of butterflies here as well on those great bushes. The image looks a bit oversaturated to me. :wavey:
Registered on March 16, 2006, 419 Posts, 2076 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 25, 2013 at 10:42 AM
Lovely, Carolyn ! Beautifully shot and composed - love the colours especially and the textures of the body and wings.

I have recently taken a shot of our European Comma butterfly, which must be the same species under a different name, or very closely related ( named, as I presume this is, from a mark under the wing ). Also have the odd shot of single antenna butterflies - found, however, in one instance that the second antenna was there but very flexed and hidden among a mass of florets. Maybe too, as Phil says, they sometimes just lose one.
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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on August 25, 2013 at 7:55 PM
Don't know the answer, but the shot is wonderful! Love the colors and comp.
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