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coiled proboscis

queen butterfly on milkweed, Lakeway Library Butterfly Garden, Lakeway, TX. Sony A6300 and Schneider Kreuznach Componar 50/4.5 enlarger lens. I was burst shooting, and I think I captured this frame as the butterfly was just leaving the flower -- it's legs are not firmly placed on the flower, and it's proboscis is coiled in flight position.

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Uploaded on December 3, 2016
Taken on November 30, 2016