American Snout


Posted by Craig Lipski on Mon Feb 20, 2017 10:22 am

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American Snout
Libytheana carinenta

Canon 1D MkIV
100-400 4.5-5.6 MkII @ 400mm
1/400 sec @ f/11
Ev +/-0
iso 400
Natural light, handheld

In popular butterflying areas, these guys are considered something of a nuisance; according to Jeffrey Glassberg, in his Swift Guide to Butterflies of N. America, ". . . millions of these butterflies can darken the sky."

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by Tom Whelan on Mon Feb 20, 2017 5:28 pm
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Nice capture, good pose and background.
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by ChrisRoss on Tue Feb 21, 2017 5:08 am
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Cool looking butterfly, seems like Lantana is a popular butterfly magent everywhere.
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by Matthew Pugh on Tue Feb 21, 2017 2:57 pm
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Hi

I liked to see millions of butterflies darken the sky - closest I came to that would be a large migration from Europe a few years backs where hundreds were seen flying into Kent. Lifted my mood, but didn't darken the skys lol

A fine shot of this eccentric fellow too - shame perhaps that the antenna interfere visually with the snout; but charming none the less


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