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Purple Emperor - Apatura iris
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Male taking minerals from the ground.

Taken 30/06/09 at Fermyn woods, Northamptonshire
· Date: Tue June 30, 2009 · Views: 880
· Filesize: 135.9kb, 298.0kb · Dimensions: 1400 x 1119 ·
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Keywords: Purple Emperor Apatura iris
Camera Information: EOS 400D + Sigma 150mm macro
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RobSutton
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Tue June 30, 2009 4:01pm

Love the way the iridescence changes with angle, nice pair of shots.

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Fourwings
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Tue June 30, 2009 5:18pm

Thanks Rob, its fascinating how the colours alter depending onhow the light strikes them. Its almost impossible to get the whole of both wings showing purple.

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Tue June 30, 2009 5:26pm

Excellent series Steve, two butterflies I've yet to see, well captured.

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Fourwings
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Tue June 30, 2009 5:28pm

Thanks very much Wayne, I'm very lucky that I only live 40 minutes away from Fermyn which is now widely aknowledged as the best site for Purple Emperor in the country.

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Tue June 30, 2009 6:03pm

An excellent series of shots Steve

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Fri July 3, 2009 3:33am

Lucky you - its a species I have yet to see - cracking series well done!

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