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orionmystery
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Jul 07, 2013 08:36 |  #1

Beautiful Rajah Brooke's birdwing butterfly (Trogonoptera brookiana) puddling on wet sandy floor of forest stream.

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A faded male(?) Harlequin (Taxila haquinus haquinus).
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A slightly tattered butterfly. Amathuxidia amythaon dilucida (Koh-I-Noor).
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Dark jungle glory, Thaumantis noureddin noureddin
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Very skittish and wouldn't pose. Record shot only. Zeuxidia aurelius (Giant Saturn)?
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Jul 07, 2013 08:50 |  #2

Great butterflies!

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Jul 07, 2013 14:43 |  #3

beautiful specimens

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Jul 07, 2013 15:58 |  #4

Lovely butterfly shots, Kurt.

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Jul 07, 2013 20:43 |  #5

Those are really nice shots.They're so pretty. Very nice focus.
Did you use your Sigma 150/1.4 TC?

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Jul 08, 2013 00:40 |  #6

Wonderful captures - that first butterfly is quite amazing
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Jul 08, 2013 05:28 |  #7

amazing! too bad 2 of them were on the ground and you couldn't get a lower angle.

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Jul 08, 2013 11:10 |  #8

Great shots Kurt.

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