Striped hairstreak ( Satyrium liparops ) by Fletcher Wildlife Garden

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23-JUN-2010	Christine Hanrahan

Striped hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)

Found two of these today at the garden, my first for the season. I was actually looking for hairstreaks today and was very happy to find this and the second one.

It was a good day for butterflies at the FWG. In addition to this species, I saw

European Skipper 25+
Long Dash Skipper 1
Cabbage White 10
Clouded Sulphur 2
Question Mark 1
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 2
Red Admiral 1
White Admiral 2

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
1/400s f/3.2 at 5.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Sandy Schwinn		03-Jul-2010 01:44
Love this photo, one of the BFs I've yet to see.

slhoornstra		24-Jun-2010 21:20
An absolutely gorgeous butterfly, and your shot shows him so well. BV

Gillian		24-Jun-2010 16:53
Oh wow, what a splendid image of this little beauty! I have yet to see one of these. V

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