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Glasswing Beauty

Glasswing Beauty

A unique butterfly with wings that look like glass. Those see-through wings make it difficult for predators to track them in flight....
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A unique butterfly with wings that look like glass. Those see-through wings make it difficult for predators to track them in flight.
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COOLPIX P1000

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Aperture f/4.5 ISO 800 Shutter 10/1000 Focal Length 332/10

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Apr, 2019

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