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22-MAY-2012 Christine Hanrahan

Arctic skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)

It was overcast, breezy and later, rainy, not a great day for butterflies, but I was pleased to see this tiny skipper, whose scientific name is bigger than it is. While common and even abundant in some areas, I don't see it often at the FWG.

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1/160s f/5.7 at 100.0mm iso200 full exif

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