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Here's a large file of a USA first ever record of a Cross-barred White. And a Frosty-tipped Clearwing which is apparently the first US record in over 100 years.


       
    
    
9231 greta_thicktipped_dsm
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Randy Emmitt www.rlephoto.com

9231 greta_thicktipped_dsm

Thick-tipped Greta (Greta morgane oto) female.
Taken at the Bentsen State Park World Birding Center Headquarters gardens in Mission TX on December 08, 2004.

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Photo Comments:
Susi484 Premium user United States wrote: Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 1:38 PM

This butterfly looks like its wings are stained glass windows...beautiful...never saw anything like this before!

♣ enarcadie ♣ Premium user United States wrote: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 8:58 PM

absolutely beautiful!

Beth Premium user United States wrote: Friday, December 24, 2004 - 5:06 PM

Wow! This is spectacular Randy.

Guest Buck & Linda Cooper wrote: Thursday, December 9, 2004 - 7:01 AM

CONGRATULATIONS RANDY! What a fantastic find for your 15 minutes of fame. Wish we were back in south TX with all the other great leppers. Instead we are in FL with warm balmy weather but no exotic butterflies.

Guest Kim Davis & Mike Stangeland wrote: Wednesday, December 8, 2004 - 9:46 PM

Again, top notch photos of this GREAT butterfly! I think I like the ambience of this photo more than the one taken with the 10D, but that is more than likely the more pleasing background color...

Thanks again! Kim Davis and Mike Stangeland

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Kim and Mike the background is the brick wall, I had to wait to shoot it so the water spigot wasn't showing.

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