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These little butterflies are about the size of a man's thumbnail. I was about 3 m away.Help with a name please.

These little butterflies are about the size of a man's thumbnail. I was about 3 m away.Help with a name please.
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Canon EOS 70D

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Aperture f/13.0 ISO 4000 Shutter 1/6400

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Mar, 2014

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Grass Yellow Butterfly -Eurema brigitta.. There is a slight difference between the male and female and also sometimes a difference in wet and dry seasons so you have to look carefully when trying to identify them :-)

Lizzie you are a genius when it comes to identification .. so cool !!

love these little butterflies

very well done - u manage excellent detail and crisp colors -

I reckon the one at the top with the black wings is the male and he's stalking the 2 young'ns in the foreground.....great capture Ogilvie

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incredible capture...have never seen one like the top one before!

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