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Southern White Admiral side view Bulgaria,Geotagged,Limenitis reducta Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    What a stunning butterfly, I love the deep red/brown color. Promoted! Posted 12 years ago
    1. View WildFlower's profile
      WildFlower
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      This was a hitchhiker who didn't want to leave, giving us plenty of time to take all the photos we wanted. From this angle it looks like most of one of the legs is missing. It didn't seem to bother it though, it had no problem holding despite the strong wind. Posted 12 years ago
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        Ferdy Christant
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        One time before I had a butterfly stick to my clothes, and no matter what I did, it returned to it. Strange, because in 99% of all cases, I experience butterflies as very nervous, always escaping me. Probably they confuse the clothing with something else? Posted 12 years ago
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          WildFlower
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          Butterflies have poor sight and like other insects see colours in a different way. I found some interesting explanations about the butterfly's perception of the surrounding.
          http://www.webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/17C.html
          http://www.butterflyzone.org/butterfly-articles/butterfly-uv-vision.shtml
          http://www.nikon.com/about/feelnikon/light/chap02/sec03.htm
          http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/allabout/Senses.shtml

          If we stay still long enough, they don't see us as a threat anymore and come to check up on us. What they look for is salt and other minerals.
          http://www.easy-butterfly-garden.com/what-do-butterflies-eat.html
          http://garden.lovetoknow.com/wiki/What_Do_Butterflies_Eat           Posted 12 years ago, modified 12 years ago

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The Southern White Admiral

The Southern White Admiral (Limenitis reducta) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Northern Spain, South and Eastern France, Italy, the Balkans and the Alps.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
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Uploaded Jun 3, 2013. Captured May 25, 2013 15:00 in 598, Odrintsi, Bulgaria.
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  • SZ-14
  • f/4.4
  • 10/3200s
  • ISO80
  • 11.9mm

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