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Common Mestra Butterfly Basking
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Common Mestra Butterfly Basking

by David Schwaegler

Category: Macro/Close-upAdded July 7, 2007500 views

Arthropods

Keywords: TX, Texas, Santa Ana NWR, butterfly, mestra, amymone

Although these butterflies were very abundant, I found them quite difficult to get close to. I made this image with a long telephoto lens.
Image Reference: 4156Image Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Less than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: NA