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01-MAY-2008 Melanie Dicus

Western Pygmy Blue

Brephidium exilis

Have a look at this tiny little butterfly. Our smallest North American species, this one is the smallest individual of the species we'd ever encountered. When it flew through the low shrubs it was just the faintest wisp of a shadow.

Nikon D70 ,Sigma 180mm f/3.5 EX APO Macro IF HSM
1/320s f/16.0 at 185.0mm hide exif
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Date/Time01-May-2008 15:34:18
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D70
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length185 mm
Exposure Time1/320 sec
Aperturef/16
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Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
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