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Great Southern White (female)
Stanley Jones

Great Southern White (female) (Ascia monuste)

Great Southern White (Ascia monuste: Pieridae) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Wingspan 4.4-6.4 cm (1.75-2.50 in). Nectaring Crucita (Eupatorium odoratum: Asteraceae). Along Rio Rico Road, Mercedes, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Converted Rio Grande Floodplain into agricultural fields with patches of native vegetation at ca. 20 m (66 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
Converted Rio Grande Floodplain into agricultural fields with patches of native vegetation at ca. 20 m (66 ft) elevation.
Location
Along Rio Rico Road, Mercedes, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
October 2016
Scientific name
Ascia monuste
Equipment used
Canon
KC Foggin
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Such a beautifully detailed closeup of this female Stanley. So nicely captured.
 
delia todd
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Opus Editor
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What a pretty picture that makes Stanley.

Superb work here my friend - thanks for sharing it with us.
 
ApusApus
Lovely photo Stanley .......... detail, focus & background blur very well controlled!


Shane
 

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