Siproeta epaphus (Rusty-tipped page) - (Published by GETTY IMAGES)

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Seventy metres at 12:48pm on Thursday 25th May 2023 off Keating cross and Benvenuto Avenue at the Butterfly gardens in Victoria, located in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia.

This is a Rusty-tipped Page (Siproeta epaphus) , also known as the brown siproeta, a New World butterfly that lives all year in tropical habitats. It has large wings, averaging 7.0–7.5 cm, that are black in the inner portion of the top surface and brown throughout the underside.In Greek mythology Epaphus is the son of Zeus and Io who founded the city of Memphis in Egypt.

 

 

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length 450mm Shutter speed: 1/320s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/9.0 iso2000 Tamron Vibration Control set to position 1 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (4240k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening +1.00/Clarity +1.00)

 

 

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

 

 

LATITUDE: N 48d 33m 52.20s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 26m 21.40s

ALTITUDE: 70.0m

 

 

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF FILE 94.8MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 67.90MB

 

 

 

 

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