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Re: [OM] IMG: Long-Tailed Skipper Butterfly (Not a Moth)

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Long-Tailed Skipper Butterfly (Not a Moth)
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:31:59 -0500
I guess that's a possibility.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Long-Tailed Skipper Butterfly (Not a Moth)


> Pretty cool, Jim.  Maybe he was west of the normal flight path since he 
> knew a hurricane was brewing.
> 
> Chuck Norcutt
> 
> 
> On 10/26/2012 5:33 PM, Jim Nichols 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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