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Dusted Skipper butterfly

Dusted Skipper butterfly

A pretty Dusted Skipper butterfly (Atrytonopsis hianna) nectaring from some purple wildflowers. It was nice enough to sit for me to take a few photos. This is n...
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A pretty Dusted Skipper butterfly (Atrytonopsis hianna) nectaring from some purple wildflowers. It was nice enough to sit for me to take a few photos. This is not a common skipper for me to see in my area. :)
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NIKON D5300

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Aperture 16/1 ISO 100 Shutter 1/60 Focal Length 105/1

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Apr, 2017

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