Mallow scrub Hairstreak Butterfly

Alan S. Hochman

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WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY – ENCHANTED FOREST PARK, FL

This photograph of a Mallow scrub Hairstreak Butterfly was taken at a beautiful urban park in North Miami, Florida. Its name is Enchanted Forest Park. The gear used for this photo of a Mallow scrub Hairstreak Butterfly was a Nikon D90 camera body with a Nikkor 60mm 2.8 lens.

The Mallow scrub Hairstreak Butterfly (Strymon columella) is a member of the Gossamer wing family of butterflies. It grows to a length of 1 inch. From above, the trailing edge of the hindwings are tinged blue. From below, the Mallow scrub Hairstreak Butterfly is grayish in color, crossed with broken dark spots, and an orange black eyespot near the tail. The Mallow scrub Hairstreak Butterfly can be found in fields, and subsists on Mallows and Bay Cedar as its food source.

 

 

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11 Thoughts to “Mallow scrub Hairstreak Butterfly”

  1. Marla2121
    June 27, 2011 at 1:50 am

    Fantastic pix!

  2. Andy.Hurvitz
    June 27, 2011 at 1:55 am

    Fantastic photograph

  3. Joyce.Epel
    June 27, 2011 at 1:56 am

    Awesome

  4. Robert.H
    June 27, 2011 at 2:03 am

    Love your photo’s

  5. Alan S Hochman Photo (@Photobug52) (@Photobug52)
    June 27, 2011 at 9:40 am

    Mallow scrub Hairstreak Butterfly http://t.co/Ei12q51

  6. Maxine.R
    September 6, 2011 at 9:42 am

    So pretty and good composure.

  7. Roberta.Henry
    October 2, 2011 at 5:37 am

    Terrific photo

  8. Linda.Gold
    October 5, 2011 at 10:19 am

    Stunning photography

  9. Robert.Lenny
    October 12, 2011 at 10:52 am

    Outstanding butterfly macro!

  10. VIOLE_27
    February 15, 2014 at 10:37 am

    THAT IS BEAUTIFUL

  11. Alan S. Hochman
    February 15, 2014 at 8:28 pm

    Thank you

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