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Overachieving Ovipositor (Marine Blue) - Leptotes marina - female
Copyright © 2007 Ron Hemberger

Overachieving Ovipositor (Marine Blue) - Leptotes marina - Female
Huntington Central Park, Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA
September 21, 2007
There were several of these on plumbago, but this one was there for quite some time. Looking at the egg production in these photos explains why.

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Overachieving Ovipositor (Marine Blue) - Leptotes marina - female Overachieving Ovipositor (Marine Blue) - Leptotes marina - female Overachieving Ovipositor (Marine Blue) - Leptotes marina - female
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 22 September, 2007 - 12:56am

Marine Blue
Ron,

Nice shots of this beautiful butterfly. I think my bug photography days are very limited the weather here in Michigan is turning cold.

Dale
… Dale Niesen, 14 October, 2007 - 10:24am login or register to post comments

 
Take heart!
A contributor in New England was shooting springtails in the snow! However, as a former Ohioan, I appreciate your plight.
… Ron Hemberger, 14 October, 2007 - 6:42pm login or register to post comments

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