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23-JAN-2009

Zebra Mosaic

Scientific Name: Colobura dirce

This is the final image in this gallery.

I photographed one of these in the Butterfly Garden at the Detroit Zoo:

http://www.pbase.com/drjaysel/image/107964368

but this one has interesting blue markings. To repeat the caption in the former image: "This little fruit-eating butterfly sits
head down on tree trunks when it rests. The pattern on the wings confuses predators so they can’t tell which end is
head or tail. The predator goes for the “head” facing up – and ends up with only a piece of wing as the butterfly
takes off!"

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D AF Micro
1/250s f/16.0 at 105.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik28-Apr-2011 00:47
Wonderful capture of this stunning butterfly!
Marjan Schavemaker16-Mar-2009 13:16
Marvelous shot, Jay! V
coaster16-Mar-2009 04:37
A very beautiful butterfly; nice shot.
Lise De Serres16-Mar-2009 02:50
Another great picture Jay. Very well composed!
Aida Villaronga16-Mar-2009 02:02
Thanks for sharing such beauty!! BV
Buz Kiefer15-Mar-2009 17:00
Beautiful creature and his survival adaptation is noteworthy. Vote.
monil15-Mar-2009 14:40
Magnificent and good details.
Marco Valk15-Mar-2009 13:27
beautiful image. v
Elena15-Mar-2009 00:42
Wonderful shot, great details! BV
Jean Chiasson14-Mar-2009 20:38
Stunning image Jay vote
Apostolos Tikopoulos14-Mar-2009 19:04
Wonderful clarity and great details- V-
Bryan Murahashi14-Mar-2009 16:33
Beautiful zebra butterfly and capture.
fdt14-Mar-2009 14:47
Nice one. f
Char14-Mar-2009 13:05
Hi Jay,
A beautiful butterfly with wonderful markings. Excellent capture. \/
marko gregoric14-Mar-2009 11:29
Excellent shot Jay. Very, very good. Big V.
January Grey14-Mar-2009 03:31
Not only clever...but beautiful too! Wonderful shot, Jay! V~
Jim Coffman14-Mar-2009 02:15
Very pretty butterfly capture,Jay! V
Cindi Smith14-Mar-2009 02:12
You aced it, Jay! Superb work!;)
Yi Feng14-Mar-2009 01:34
Gorgeous butterfly, Jay. Love the pattern. V
Marcia Colelli14-Mar-2009 01:19
beautiful butterfly, nice capture V
Hank Vander Velde14-Mar-2009 00:41
Beautiful shot Jay and nice info.
Jess. ( Lady.D.)13-Mar-2009 22:30
Super detail Jay, fabulous markings.....
Peter Stahl13-Mar-2009 22:09
Great info and shot Jay! :-)
marie-jose wolff13-Mar-2009 21:16
wonderful patterns! V
coaster13-Mar-2009 20:43
Another beauty, Jay.
Gerard Koehl13-Mar-2009 20:37
Une pose très originale... V
Janet Forjan-Freedman13-Mar-2009 20:01
This butterfly has very interesting and exotic markings! Beautiful capture Jay!
Tom Munson13-Mar-2009 20:00
This is gorgeous, Jay. Great shot.
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