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Western Swallowtail Butterfly

Western Swallowtail Butterfly

A Western Swallowtail butterfly on Skyflower shrub (Erecta Duranta). I love his matching body stripes!

A Western Swallowtail butterfly on Skyflower shrub (Erecta Duranta). I love his matching body stripes!
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NIKON D80

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Aperture f/5.3 ISO 250 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 2200/10

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Discovery Bay, California, US

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Jul, 2017

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236

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