Red-banded Hairstreak
by Mark Seaver
I found this Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) nectaring in my spearmint patch (it's about 20 feet from the peppermint patch). I'd seen these in the peppermint a week or two earlier, but not recently. They also are hard to find as they move slowly and stay hidden among the leaves. I spent nearly an hour photographing this one and it moved less that a foot (30 cm). (5D3, 100mm macro L + 12mm ET, 1/80s, f/8, iso 400, tripod) Cropped top and right to remove extra space (77% of full frame).
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6 commentsI like the angle of the flower perch/stem in this attractive comp as well