Strymon Melinus

Posted by David Brady on September 23, 2008 at 7:00 am · Filed under Animalia, Arthropods, Butterflies, Flying, Insects, Picture of the Day, SFA

Strymon Melinus
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Andrew Lin is back again. I think it’s pretty clear at this point that he’s doping his oregano with some kind of insect crack cocaine. Whatever it is, it gets him lots of opportunities to get great photos.

This is Strymon melinus, a hairstreak butterfly—notice the wing tails so thin they’re practically hairs.

What more is there to say? Andrew takes great pictures. Here’s the wallpaper to prove it.

3 Comments »

  1. CyberLizard said,

    September 23, 2008 @ 9:06 am

    Very nice! It looks so soft and velvety, I just want to rub it. In a good way.

  2. JFargo said,

    September 23, 2008 @ 11:10 am

    Awesome!

  3. spiritualtramp said,

    September 23, 2008 @ 1:48 pm

    Beautiful!

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