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28-Oct-2012

Claudinas (Tegosa claudina) and other butterflies 2.jpg

A mix of busy butterlies! Note the blue metaltail with a large chunk taken out of it's hind-wing; presumably pecked by a bird. Many of the butterflies turn out on closer examination to have variously sized bits missing from their wings: testiment to the process of natural selection! These are the survivors. Less fortunate individuals got eaten; but maybe there is also an element of chance involved, as with most things in life!

Nikon D7000
1/320s f/4.8 at 160.0mm iso400 full exif

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