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Stanley Jones

Juvenal's Duskywing.jpg (Erynnis juvenalis)

Juvenal’s Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis: Hesperiidae) This skipper has a wingspan of 3.0-3.7 cm (!.2-1.5 in). Named after a Roman poet Decimas Junius Juvenalis.
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Habitat
Post Oak/yaupon uplands. Along an open, wide trail through an upland dominated by post oak and yaupon at ca. 80 m (262 ft) elevation.
Location
Lick Creek Park Nature Center, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
March 2021
Scientific name
Erynnis juvenalis
Equipment used
Canon
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excellent macro of this lovely skipper, Stanley, the colors and details are top, a real beauty, many tfs!!
 
KC Foggin
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A beautifully detailed image of this Skipper Stanley and illustrated beautifully!
 
peterow
A wonderful well lit and colourfully detailed capture you have of this Skipper, Stanley. Brilliant, well done.
 
delia todd
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That's a new one on me Stanley!! Rather attractive isn't he.

Many thanks for showing us this duskywing my friend, and for the interesting background too.
 

Media information

Category
Butterflies & Moths
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
76
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1600
ISO
400
Filename
Juvenal's Duskywing.jpg
File size
1.5 MB
Date taken
Mon, 15 March 2021 3:37 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 712px

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