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Painted Lady

Painted Lady

A painted lady butterfly feeding on a buddleia flower

A painted lady butterfly feeding on a buddleia flower
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NIKON D7000

settings

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 400 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 5000/10

location

location

Euxton, Lancashire, GB

upload_date

upload_date

Jul, 2019

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158

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