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Great Southern White
Stanley Jones

Great Southern White (Ascia monuste)

Great Southern White (Ascia monuste: Pieridae) The attractive butterfly has a wing span of 6.3-8.6 cm (2.5-3.4 in). Photographed in the Nosara Biological Reserve, in Nosara, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. Tropical dry riparian forest along Ro Nosara just inland from the Pacific Ocean at ca. 2 m (6.6 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
Tropical dry riparian forest along Ro Nosara just inland from the Pacific Ocean at ca. 2 m (6.6 ft) elevation.
Location
Nosara Biological Reserve, in Nosara, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica.
Date taken
March 2012
Scientific name
Ascia monuste
Equipment used
Canon 7D with a Canon 300 mm f/4/IS USM lens, ISO 320, shutter speed 1/250 with flash, f/4.0.
Doc Duck
Wow! So this pic isn't a bigger-than-natural close-up. This is his actual size. Quite impressive, and a lovely photo!
 

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