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03-SEP-2006 Lloyd Spitalnik

Gray Hairstreak

Shakespeare Garden, Central Park, NYC

Family Lycaenidae (Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters)
Subfamily Theclinae (Hairstreaks)
Genus Strymon
Species melinus (Gray Hairstreak - Hodges#4336)

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM ,Canon 580EX flash
1/250s f/13.0 at 100.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Guest 02-Oct-2006 09:26
Never seen this one. Great capture!
Bob Moul28-Sep-2006 12:53
Tricky one to get, Lloyd. They don't often pose like this for you. Way to go!
Chris P.26-Sep-2006 00:19
Wow, what a beautiful butterfly. Don't know how I missed this one. Great capture!
shatterbug24-Sep-2006 04:49
Very interesting butterfly! Excellent work! V.
Bryan Murahashi24-Sep-2006 03:48
Wonderful capture. For me a very frustrating subject, always fluttering around;-) V.