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10-SEP-2016 Dale R. Palmer

Week #2 - Battle Torn Butterfly
by Dale R. Palmer

I think this butterfly is interesting not only for his/her beauty but for the apparent difficulty it has had surviving. The wings are torn pretty badly.

Canon EOS 80D ,Sigma 18-250 macro
1/320s f/6.3 at 250.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Breezanemom13-Sep-2016 13:50
Very nice capture of this poor butterfly. It's a wonder that he can fly with such a big hole in his wing.
Liz Bickel13-Sep-2016 04:55
Butterflies with torn wings are not uncommon. I often see them. This guy may not be having excessive difficulty in surviving. Here's an interesting link for youhttp://www.butterflyfunfacts.com/brokenwingbutterfly.php
momad3004411-Sep-2016 23:12
Oh, baby! Does a butterfly have difficulty flying like this? Beautiful, Dale, really, really beautiful.
Laura Milholland11-Sep-2016 05:36
I think you're right - Gulf Fritillary. Does look like it's had a rough life. It can be "old" for a butterfly too.
Dale Palmer 11-Sep-2016 05:14
I believe this is a Gulf Fritillary butterfly.
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