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Large Orange Sulphur
Hackberry Emperor
Red Admiral
Hamadryas laodamia
Large Orange Sulphur
Buterfly P1260812
Dun Skipper
Butterfly
Stanley Jones

Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)

Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe: Pieridae) female nectaring Bougianvillea. Wingspan 5.7-7.0 cm (2.25-2.75 in).
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Habitat
South Texas Plains vegetation area, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Tamaulipan scrub at 16 m (52 ft) elevation.
Location
Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
April 2023
Scientific name
Phoebis agarithe
Equipment used
Canon
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Kits
Such a vivid colour and great close up, Stanley.
 
bievreJJ
great portrait of this brightly colored butterfly in a wonderful setting, love it, Stanley, many tfs!!
 
delia todd
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LOL Stanley - I just about ran for my sunglasses!!! What a beautiful and colourful picture this is.

A wonderful job you've done my friend, thanks lad.
 

Media information

Category
Butterflies & Moths
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
109
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/640 second(s)
ISO
1250
Filename
Large Orange Sulphur, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Brownsville, Cameron County.jpg
File size
617 KB
Date taken
Fri, 21 April 2023 1:43 PM
Dimensions
1920px x 1374px

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