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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Long-Tailed Skipper Butterfly (Not a Moth)
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:30:42 -0500
References: <f899d351-6a3b-6ee0-ce85-a2995b80640a@me.com>

Thanks, Barney.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Long-Tailed Skipper Butterfly (Not a Moth)


>
> Fantastic Shot!
>
> Barney
> ?
>
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> On Oct 26, 2012, at 05:33 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
> wrote:
>
>> Continuing to do on-line research, I have identified the mystery 
>> butterfly that landed briefly in front of me. It is not a moth, but a 
>> Long-Tailed Skipper Butterfly that was west of the normal migration path 
>> from Florida up and down the East Coast.
>>
>> Because of the angle of the wings, the bright blue on the top of the 
>> abdomen is only barely seen in the four quick images that I snapped. The 
>> wing markings match up properly. The blue can be barely seen on the top 
>> of the head and rear part of the abdomen.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Brown+B_fly+or+Moth.jpg.html
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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