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Re: [OM] IMGs: A Pair of Butterflies

Subject: Re: [OM] IMGs: A Pair of Butterflies
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:47:26 -0400
I like these shots but think they could benefit from a little LCE.

Chuck Norcuttt


On 10/11/2012 10:13 AM, Chris Trask wrote:
>       I took my first hike of the season yesterday, making a preliminary 
> assessment of an area that was destroyed in a wildfire that was started by 
> some drunk kids firing incendiary 12ga rounds into dry forest litter.  Thanks 
> to them, a pristine chaparral riparian area was destroyed and I doubt that 
> anyone alive now will ever get to see it restored.
>
>       While making this tour, I came into an open area that used to be 
> forested with Aligator Juniper and Sycamore.  Some late summer and early fall 
> flowers had attracted a number of butterflies, and I counted at least five 
> species.  None of them would stay put for very long, probably in a feeding 
> frenzy.  So, out of almost three dozen photos only five were worth keeping.  
> One of these is of a Queen (Danaus gilippus):
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/8076958412/in/photostream
>
>       And then there was this Mystery Butterfly:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/8076965478/in/photostream
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/8076965522/in/photostream
>
>       The closest I can come to with my field guides is Theona Checkerspot 
> (Thessalia theona), which is exact except for the dark spots in the outermost 
> row of checkers.  Since we have a few butterfly enthusiasts here I was hoping 
> someone could properly identify it.
>
> Chris
>
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