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Viceroy - Apr 22 - Limenitis archippus
Copyright © 2010 Lee Ruth

Viceroy - Apr 22 - Limenitis archippus
Cass County, Texas, USA
April 22, 2010
Size: 3"
This is the firs time I have managed to get a shot of this species.
Contributed by Lee Ruth on 22 April, 2010 - 10:36pm

Nice find
These things were thick in Ohio, when I was a kid there in the fifties. They're supposed to be in SoCal, but I haven't seen any here.
… Ron Hemberger, 22 April, 2010 - 11:51pm

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