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25-JUN-2009

Sphecodina abbottii - Abbott's Sphinx

Medfield MA

Dark phase, "horn" detail. Collected Mid June as second instar caterpillar from grape in Medfield MA along Causeway Rd. One of the most stunning sphinx caterpillars. Notice the snake scale pattern surrounding the eye.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
1/200s f/16.0 at 100.0mm iso100 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	25-Jun-2009 10:35:54
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	100 mm
Exposure Time	1/200 sec
Aperture	f/16
ISO Equivalent	100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode	partial (6)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	program (1)
Focus Distance

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unrenormalized		14-Jul-2009 13:17
This is an amazing photograph -- can you imagine the evolutionary process that generated such a realistic mammalian eye on a caterpillar only millimeters across? Sam -- *****

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