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Silver Emperor, Doxocopa laure - Doxocopa laure - female
Copyright © 2015 Sheri L. Williamson

Silver Emperor, Doxocopa laure - Doxocopa laure - Female

Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
August 5, 2015
I did a double take when I noticed that this "Arizona Sister" was taking nectar, which I don't think I've ever seen a real Arizona Sister do. This species is not in Jim Brock's Checklist of Butterflies and Skippers of Southeastern Arizona (1995?), Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona by Bailowitz and Brock (1991), or Butterflies of Arizona: A Photographic Guide by Stewart, Brodkin, and Brodkin (2001), but I note that another contributor has posted a photo of a male from Sasabe, AZ.
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Contributed by Sheri L. Williamson on 5 August, 2015 - 9:18pm
Last updated 6 August, 2015 - 9:16am

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… john and jane balaban, 6 August, 2015 - 9:16am login or register to post comments

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Fantastic photo!!!
… A. Hendrickson, 5 August, 2015 - 10:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
She wasn't very cooperative, and I couldn't seem to get the settings right for my non-macro lens, but focus stacking allowed me to get slightly better detail on the left wing tip.
… Sheri L. Williamson, 5 August, 2015 - 11:49pm login or register to post comments

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