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Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus Hedge brown captured in a tiny sunlit spot in a dense bush area. Animal,Animalia,Arthropoda,Bjala reka meanders protected area,Brush-footed butterfly,Bulgaria,Europe,Gatekeeper,Geotagged,Hedge brown,Insect,Insecta,Lepidoptera,Maniola tithonus,Nature,Nymphalidae,Pyronia tithonus,Rhodope mountains,Summer,Wildlife

Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus

Hedge brown captured in a tiny sunlit spot in a dense bush area.

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WildFlower

Lion

I found the same butterfly yesterday near Veliko Turnovo.
Your photo is so sharp, I can count all the hairs from the head to the tip of the wings!
There is a bonus spider too. Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago
1. Jivko Nakev
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, WildFlower. In fact I didn't notice the spider while taking the photos, only later on during the processing in Lightroom. Posted 8 years ago

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The Gatekeeper

The Gatekeeper, sometimes called the Hedge Brown, is found in West, South and Central Europe, Morocco, Turkey, Asia Minor and the Caucasus.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Jivko Nakev

By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Jul 26, 2017. Captured Jul 22, 2017 06:47 in 593, 6385 Pchelari, Bulgaria.

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Canon EOS 7D Mark II
f/9.0
1/200s
ISO100
100mm

Captured in the summer. More summer photos.