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Butterfly - 212
aloktewari

Butterfly - 212 (Vagrans egista)

Dancing on the roadside ...

I was driving
on a circuitous part
of the Himalayan
Road ...
... a supply truck
was right behind
me ... whose driver was
restlessly trying
to overtake me ...

There was a small
bay leading to a
rain shelter ...
barely enough for me
to pull my vehicle
toward it to
allow the persistent
fellow to pass ...

As I slowed down ...
Renu noticed this
little wee beauty
called Vagrant ...
dancing
on the floor
... licking salt ...
or more appropriately
mud-puddling ...

____________

Vagrant
Vagrans egista

Jeolikote
District Nainital
Uttarakhand Himalayas
India
8 October 2021
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Habitat
Himalayan forest and slopes, Alt. 5500 ft
Location
Jeolikote, Dist. Nainital, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India.
Date taken
08.10.2021
Scientific name
Vagrans egista
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bievreJJ
what a beautiful butterfly and a marvelous portrait with awesome colours an great details, Alok, a real topper, many tfs!!
 

Media information

Category
Butterflies & Moths
Added by
aloktewari
Date added
View count
371
Comment count
11

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/6.5
Focal length
499.8 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
360
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
DSCN1393.JPG
File size
1.2 MB
Date taken
Fri, 08 October 2021 12:14 PM
Dimensions
2001px x 1614px

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