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Gatekeeper - side view Found in the Maashorst forest, the Netherlands in a year where there is an all-time low in butterflies. This one is captured with my 15-105mm kit lens, had no time to switch to macro. It's handshot with flash to keep the ISO low. Heesch,Maashorst,Pyronia tithonus Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Gatekeeper - side view

Found in the Maashorst forest, the Netherlands in a year where there is an all-time low in butterflies. This one is captured with my 15-105mm kit lens, had no time to switch to macro. It's handshot with flash to keep the ISO low.

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    WildFlower
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    This is a Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus). Posted 12 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks for the correction! Posted 12 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.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Aug 5, 2012. Captured Aug 4, 2012 15:00.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/5.6
  • 1/60s
  • ISO125
  • 105mm