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Butterfly - 215
Butterfly - 215

Probably the first
image this awesome
butterfly at
the Forum ...

At 130 mm or
five inches ...
these dark
Himalayan beauties
are big ... among
butterflies ...

Thrilling to see
them flutter by
in the elevating
ambiance of high
mountains ...

Spangle Butterfly
Papilio protenor

Ranikhet Hill Station
Alt. 6500 feet
Uttarakhand Himalayas
7 October 2021
Habitat
Himalayan Slopes and Forest, Altitude 6500 feet
Location
Ranikhet, District Almora, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India
Date taken
07.10.2021
Scientific name
Papilio protenor
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Media information

Category
Butterflies & Moths
Added by
aloktewari
Date added
View count
556
Comment count
9

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
268.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
360
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
DSCN1054 (2).JPG
File size
1.7 MB
Date taken
Thu, 07 October 2021 1:15 PM
Dimensions
2765px x 2074px

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