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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Snout-Nosed Butterfly
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2017 18:37:16 -0500
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I should have thought of that myself! :-D

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 7/30/2017 6:34 PM, lluisripollphotography wrote:
> Nice to know that others have a cloak of perfect invisibility!
> Lluis
>
>
>
>> El 31 jul 2017, a les 1:24, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va 
>> escriure:
>>
>> Thank you, Lluis.  Its coloring and markings are such that it can fold up 
>> its wings and camouflage itself as a dead leaf, to avoid predators.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>> On 7/30/2017 5:25 PM, lluisripollphotography wrote:
>>> A very rare Butterfly for me, very nice shot!
>>> Lluis
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> El 30 jul 2017, a les 21:06, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
>>>> va escriure:
>>>>
>>>> I don't see this variety every year, but they appear occasionally.  
>>>> They are called American Snout-Nosed Butterflies because of their 
>>>> distinctive nose shape.  I spotted several today, mostly in pairs, in 
>>>> what appeared to be a mating ritual.  This one paused long enough for 
>>>> me to get a successful shot.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170730-DSCF3613-2.JPG.html
>>>>
>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>
>>>>
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