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23-Jul-2019 Christine Hanrahan

Silver-spotted skipper butterfly (Epargyreus clarus)

Pinhey Forest

A large skipper with a distinctive silvery patch. The caterpillars feed on black locust trees (Robinia pseudo-acacia) around here, and also hog peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata).

Panasonic DMC-FZ2000
1/320s f/4.5 at 176.0mm iso125 full exif

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Don12-Aug-2019 22:04
That's a striking hesperiid!
hayl25-Jul-2019 17:31
A fantastic close up - really detailed.
Ton T.25-Jul-2019 17:21
A very beautiful skipper Christine and a superb macro of it! V
Pierre25-Jul-2019 11:56
Une splendide plan rapproché rempli de magnifiques détails, bravo! V
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet25-Jul-2019 11:55
Fantastic picture.
pkocinski25-Jul-2019 11:40
Nice capture of this aptly named skipper.
Yvonne25-Jul-2019 10:54
A superb close-up of this beautiful specimen. v
Graeme25-Jul-2019 10:01
A superb closeup of this beautiful butterfly, Christine.V!!!
Tom LeRoy25-Jul-2019 07:46
That's such a nice variety of Skipper! Very sharp and well focused. V
chris morton25-Jul-2019 06:44
very nice
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal25-Jul-2019 06:43
Beautiful details and sharpness, well done. V
Hank Vander Velde25-Jul-2019 01:33
Nice find and excellent sharp close-up image Christine.
Helen Betts25-Jul-2019 01:16
What a superb capture of this pretty butterfly. Detail is excellent. V.
Carl Carbone25-Jul-2019 00:01
Awesome! I was watching one here yesterday, but didn't get nearly as fine a shot as this!
Walter Otto Koenig24-Jul-2019 23:50
Beautiful image with this fine detail. Amazing to see this. "V"
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