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American Copper

Lycaena phlaeas

Photo by RiekoS
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Thank you so very much Reza Hashemizadeh.
Thank you so much Dan! I am so happy :-D
Thank you so very much Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman! I truly appreciate your kind comment.
Thank you so much vivianpoma! I truly appreciate your comment.
Hi Victor Mallorquin. Thank you for writing :-)
Thank you so much Jakubko. I learn so much from you. My friends ask me how I know so much about bugs. I tell them that you and other rangers and PN members are helping me. They are truly impressed about it.
@pamsai: When I go hiking with 10 friends, who gets most bug bites? I get all the bugs! You should see me with net over my face when I go out to look for bugs, like bee keeper. I have to protect myself ;-)
Absolutely beautiful spotting, Rieko! Thanks for your awesome contributions! Congratulations on Spotting of the Day!
hahaha... I spend a lot of time chasing butterflies! Difficult in the tropical rainforest! I get 'eaten alive' by bugs, also!!
@Jolly Ibanez: Thank you very much for your nice comment. I have an old small compact camera, Olympus SZ 14. It requires lots of patience, but very nice camera :-)
@ ToshimiDowaki: Thank you very much. ありがとうございます。
I would really like to know the equipment you used to take this wonderful spotting.
Wow! very beautiful series. Your patience & exhaustion paid off. Congratulations RiekoS.
Mr. Monteiro, you gave me such an impact in my life about nature. I used to be so afraid of insects. But, when I saw your fantastic findings, I became curious. You too should get “Noble Peace award” ;-)
Thank you so very much Maria dB. I am so glad to be included in Project Noah community. My life is much happier :-)
Thank you so much AshleyT. Chasing butterfly is not my favorite thing, but I guess it will be good for me to get to know nature ;-)
Thank you so much LuisStevens!
Thank you so very much SatyenM.
Thank you so much Adarsha B S! I am so excited :-)
Thank you so very much everyone! I feel like I won the Academy awards. I want to thank all the rangers who helped me so much. To name a few, Dan was my first Ranger who helped me so kindly. Jacob who tirelessly helped so many of my “unknowns.” And, Magic Sergio, you taught me to open my little eyes wider and look further. I no longer afraid of insects! And, Karen and AshlyT, and many more! Thanks to Yuko and Sckel. We as small camera users do not have fancy technical set ups but we take pictures from our heart, right? Lastly, thank you so much to the founders of “Project Noah”. Your creation made so many people re-connected to our beautiful nature. You should earn “Nobel Peace” prize! Thank you everyone again. This is one of my happiest days :-)
Congrats RiekoS, by beautiful photos, for their efforts and good work here. And thanks for your kind words. ;)
Congratulations Rieko, it's beautiful!
Congratulations Rieko-san! This beautiful butterfly deserves SOTD! おめでとうございます!
Great series, Rieko - congratulations!
Congratulations Rieko, your pretty little butterfly has been chosen as spotting of the day! Lycaena phlaeas is a very cosmopolitan butterfly, with a range that includes Europe, Asia, North America and North Africa. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153152948145603&set=a.10152383557885603.943728.10150120463815603&type=1 https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/370016551400771584
@Sckel: You are very talented and you know how to use your camera so well. I look forward to see more of your wonderful spotting :-) Again, thank you so much for your kind comment.
I'm using the same camera, RiekoS, and think it will be so for many years. :D
@pamsai: I can't wait to see yours :-)
thanks Reiko... Waiting - not so patiently - till I get good internet so I can upload the butterfly photos I took in Costa Rica. Have hundreds to sort through so it may be slow!
Thank you so kindly Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman. I chased this butterfly and I was so exhausted. But, I am very happy now because I am able to share my spotting with other Project Noah members :-)
Thank you so very much for your kind comment pamsai. I love your lovely spottings always.
beautiful series of a beautiful butterfly, Reiko...
Thank you very much for your nice comment Sckel! I love all of your spottings. Are you still using the same camera? I do.... :-(
beautiful butterfly, beautiful picture.
Thank you floesterman. I truly appreciate your comment :-)
I am voting for Riekos spottings. I think she is right on. Florence
Thank you very much surekha. I truly appreciate your kind comment.
Thank you so much Adarsha B S! I am very happy :-)
Thank you so much Marta RubioTexeira! I truly appreciate your comment.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2013

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