Tiger Longwing Butterflies Mating

A pair of Tiger longwing butterfly (Heliconius hecale) is madly in Love. It’s a vertical shot reorientated to landscape mode on post-processing, the right individual was facing downward.

  • Canon, EOS 1D Mark IV
  • EF 500mm F4L IS USM
  • ISO 100, 1/10s, F5.0 ,180mm
  • Texas Discovery Gardens, Dallas Texas
  • June 24, 2012
Tiger Longwing Butterflies Mating

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