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Fritillary Butterflys

Fritillary Butterflys

Fritillaries are a common butterfly to the mountains of Utah and Colorado. This photo shows two different species feeding on Bull Thistle....
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Fritillaries are a common butterfly to the mountains of Utah and Colorado. This photo shows two different species feeding on Bull Thistle.
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Canon EOS REBEL T2i

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Aperture f/8.0 ISO 400 Shutter 1/160

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Dec, 2012

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Macro

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