Owl Butterfly by Jay Levin

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14-SEP-2006	Jay Levin

Owl Butterfly

Scientific name: Caligo memnon

Owl butterflies are native to Central and South America. Their name is derived from the presence of large
eysepots on their wings, which are used to scare away or fool predators.

Nikon D200 ,Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6g IF-ED AF-S DX VR
1/100s f/5.0 at 82.0mm full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Nora van Beek		26-Dec-2016 15:39
Incredibly detailed and sharp! Excellent work! V

bill friedlander		31-May-2016 15:09
A big eye to scare away predators. Wonderful light and colors in this fine shot. V

Ellen Michaels		05-May-2016 01:34
Gorgeous butterfly. Excellent, sharp image. V

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		20-Feb-2014 18:17
Very beautiful! Good work,vote Paolo

mathilda williams		15-Apr-2009 02:50
Super shot! Beautiful detail. voted.

Jim Coffman		11-Feb-2009 02:42
Absolutely excellent! Great color and very sharp. BV

Chris Spracklen		19-Jan-2009 21:34
Extraordinary beauty, Jay. Fabulous shot of a fabulous 'fly'. (V) Thanks for your nice comments! ;o) Have a good week, Chris

Aida Villaronga		28-Feb-2008 01:04
Wow.... stunning beauty!! V

Pixel Shooter		12-Dec-2007 03:26
Stunning! ~GMV

Alina		09-Dec-2007 04:26
Beautiful butterfly. You captured him nicely. v

Yiannis Pavlis		05-Dec-2007 15:00
An amazing shot with unique composition and crop.V

olivier bruning		18-Sep-2007 09:56
breathtaking details! brilliant shot! GMV

Yves Rubin		17-Apr-2007 02:17
Superb, so 3-dimensional!

Nestor Derkach		26-Jan-2007 09:29
Excellent capture , very nice clarity and back ground color. Vote

Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik		26-Jan-2007 06:06
What a spectacular butterfly. Gorgeous details and patterns and super sharp shot. GMV

Wei O'Connell		25-Jan-2007 04:47
So many beautiful images. I like this one the best. vote

Jean D		03-Jan-2007 03:16
Excellent shot and top quality macro, Jay! ~V~

Liz Bickel		12-Dec-2006 07:49
Beautiful capture!

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		10-Nov-2006 23:20
really sharp and detailed, Rob

Tom Munson		05-Nov-2006 15:57
Beautiful image Jay. Perfect. Vote

Guest		15-Sep-2006 22:26
Very nice macro. vote

De'Carr Studio		14-Sep-2006 23:18
Perfect, Jay. GMV

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