Pentax - Limited 43mm f1.9 Special
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Named from the similarity of their prominent proboscis that looks like the beak of a snipe. Adults can often be seen sitting on vegetation or on tree trunks waiting to catch and pounce on passing prey. Some species of snipe flies are hematophagous as adults and some are predatory of insects. Larvae develop as predators in the soil and wood detritus. Found in wet meadows, marshes and woodland margins. Can sometimes be know as the Down-Looker Fly as they have the habit of perching head-downward on tree trunks.
Not being an expert, I initially identified this as a Gram Blue. I'm indebted to @Still Air who pointed out that it is one of the "Playboys", Genus Deudorix. After checking on Google, I totally agree with him, possibly Deudorix antalus.
Porcupine is walking down the 4km arm of LIGO Hanford Observatory. I don't think he intended to walk 4km, though.
“I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” – Albert Einstein.