Varied Dusky Blue

Posted by ChrisRoss on Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:42 am

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Varied Dusky Blue Candalides hyacinthia

Another yard butterfly a bit bigger than the blue posted yesterday, this one is an occasional visitor, attracted perhaps by the larval food plant Cassytha sp (common name is dodder) a parasitic leafless vine. I believe the Cassytha in our yard is introduced but still may attract these butterflies. With the Canon system this time and flash as main light.

Larger image: Varied Dusky Blue

Canon 1D4 + 180mm f3.5 macro + 1.4x + 580EXII.

1/200 @ f11 ISO200

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by WOlf38 on Wed Feb 03, 2016 7:39 am

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Another very nice butterfly, Chris!
Nice work with flash.
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by Tom Whelan on Wed Feb 03, 2016 9:25 pm

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Another fine butterfly portrait - nice one.

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by Matthew Pugh on Thu Feb 04, 2016 3:11 am

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Hi

Another great frame filling shot - and the butterfly is looking good in that lash light, which is giving a nice tonal difference between subject and surround

All the best
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by DrBill14 on Thu Feb 04, 2016 11:29 pm