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  1. 10-25-2006, 07:09 AM #1
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    Dwarf Yellow Butterflies - Smallest in Family!!!

    CJ's Desert Dwellers: Dwarf Yellow Butterfly or "Dainty Sulphur" Nathalis iole Family: Pieridae (Whites and Sulphur Butterflies)

    Little butterfly info: Butterflies are divided into two Superfamilies, then families, genera species, subspecies… There are 10 families in North America.

    This Dwarf Yellow Butterfly is the smallest Pierid butterfly in North America. It is a resident of the south (Gulf states, AZ, CA, NV) but will emigrate to northern climes in summer, reaching into Manitoba in Canada and the American midwest.

    The caterpillar is pretty small (5/8") and loved feeding on my Mt Lemmon Marigold Tagetes lemmonii

    Both photos show the "Dainty Sulphur" sipping nectar from a Blackfoot Daisy Melampodium leucanthum
    The red in the background of the second photo is Fuzzy Raspberries Acalypha monostachya

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    Canon Macro Lens EF 1800mm 1:3.5 L
    Canon Extender EF 1.4x II
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    Taken yesterday at my place
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  2. 10-25-2006, 10:04 AM #2
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    Re: Dwarf Yellow Butterflies - Smallest in Family!!!

    Very nice images. Great detail on #1 on the little guy and the DOF seem just right to me.
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  3. 10-25-2006, 03:40 PM #3
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    Re: Dwarf Yellow Butterflies - Smallest in Family!!!

    Love the first one, CJ. All the important parts are nice and sharp. Couldn't get it any better handheld :thumbsup:
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  4. 10-25-2006, 07:34 PM #4
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    Re: Dwarf Yellow Butterflies - Smallest in Family!!!

    Glad to see you posting again CJ! That first image is sweet! The exposure, angle and framing are very pleasing !
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