marine blue

During a recent hike up near Tom’s Thumb, I spotted dozens of Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) butterflies. They feed and host on plants in the pea/legume family (lots of that up there). I tried for almost half and hour but this is the widest any of them opened their wings.

marine blue butterfly

Marine Blue at sunrise
marine blue butterfly

(Hand held. ISO 400. Canon 100mm f/2.8 IS lens. First shot: f/4, 1/3200. 2nd: f/4, 1/1000)