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Larry Colen

Thu, Jun 25, 2026 8:25 AM

When I got back from lunch I saw this little moth, about the size of a quarter, hanging out on the office door. I just happened to have a camera and a DA 35 macro lens in the car.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720334373170
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Larry Colen from Lothlorien
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When I got back from lunch I saw this little moth, about the size of a quarter, hanging out on the office door. I just happened to have a camera and a DA 35 macro lens in the car. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720334373170 __ Larry Colen from Lothlorien lrc@red4est.com

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Henk Terhell

Thu, Jun 25, 2026 10:00 AM

Larry, it is not a moth but a butterfly.
I looked it up and according to wikipedia:

Leptotes pirithous, commonly known as Lang's short-tailed blue or common
zebra blue, is a butterfly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly of
the family Lycaenidae.

Unfortunately we don't have this beauty over here.

Henk

Op 25-6-2026 om 10:25 schreef Larry Colen:

When I got back from lunch I saw this little moth, about the size of a quarter, hanging out on the office door. I just happened to have a camera and a DA 35 macro lens in the car.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720334373170
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Larry Colen from Lothlorien
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Larry, it is not a moth but a butterfly. I looked it up and according to wikipedia: Leptotes pirithous, commonly known as Lang's short-tailed blue or common zebra blue, is a butterfly <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly> of the family Lycaenidae. Unfortunately we don't have this beauty over here. Henk Op 25-6-2026 om 10:25 schreef Larry Colen: > When I got back from lunch I saw this little moth, about the size of a quarter, hanging out on the office door. I just happened to have a camera and a DA 35 macro lens in the car. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720334373170 > __ > Larry Colen from Lothlorien > lrc@red4est.com > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email topdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

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Godfrey DiGiorgi

Thu, Jun 25, 2026 11:52 AM

Very nice, Larry!

Yes, definitely butterfly ... doesn't have the 'fan-like' antennae of a moth.

Godfrey

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On Jun 25, 2026, at 3:01 AM, Henk Terhell henk.terhell@gmail.com wrote:

Larry, it is not a moth but a butterfly.
I looked it up and according to wikipedia:

Leptotes pirithous, commonly known as Lang's short-tailed blue or common zebra blue, is a butterfly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.

Unfortunately we don't have this beauty over here.

Henk

Op 25-6-2026 om 10:25 schreef Larry Colen:

When I got back from lunch I saw this little moth, about the size of a quarter, hanging out on the office door. I just happened to have a camera and a DA 35 macro lens in the car.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720334373170
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Larry Colen from Lothlorien
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Very nice, Larry! Yes, definitely butterfly ... doesn't have the 'fan-like' antennae of a moth. Godfrey -- Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigiorgi@me.com - 408.431.4601 cell > On Jun 25, 2026, at 3:01 AM, Henk Terhell <henk.terhell@gmail.com> wrote: > > Larry, it is not a moth but a butterfly. > I looked it up and according to wikipedia: > > Leptotes pirithous, commonly known as Lang's short-tailed blue or common zebra blue, is a butterfly <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly> of the family Lycaenidae. > > Unfortunately we don't have this beauty over here. > > Henk > > Op 25-6-2026 om 10:25 schreef Larry Colen: >> When I got back from lunch I saw this little moth, about the size of a quarter, hanging out on the office door. I just happened to have a camera and a DA 35 macro lens in the car. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720334373170 >> __ >> Larry Colen from Lothlorien >> lrc@red4est.com >> >> >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email topdml-leave@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

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Comcast

Thu, Jun 25, 2026 12:27 PM

Well done!
Paul

On Jun 25, 2026, at 4:25 AM, Larry Colen lrc@red4est.com wrote:

When I got back from lunch I saw this little moth, about the size of a quarter, hanging out on the office door. I just happened to have a camera and a DA 35 macro lens in the car.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720334373170
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Well done! Paul > On Jun 25, 2026, at 4:25 AM, Larry Colen <lrc@red4est.com> wrote: > > When I got back from lunch I saw this little moth, about the size of a quarter, hanging out on the office door. I just happened to have a camera and a DA 35 macro lens in the car. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720334373170 > __ > Larry Colen from Lothlorien > lrc@red4est.com > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

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Larry Colen

Thu, Jun 25, 2026 7:35 PM

Thanks.

Rookie mistake, I know to look at the fuzzy antennae, but when I first
saw it my brain went "moth" and I never questioned it.

On 2026-06-25 03:00, Henk Terhell wrote:

Larry, it is not a moth but a butterfly.
I looked it up and according to wikipedia:

Leptotes pirithous, commonly known as Lang's short-tailed blue or
common zebra blue, is a butterfly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.

Unfortunately we don't have this beauty over here.

Henk

Op 25-6-2026 om 10:25 schreef Larry Colen:

When I got back from lunch I saw this little moth, about the size of a
quarter, hanging out on the office door. I just happened to have a
camera and a DA 35 macro lens in the car.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720334373170
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Larry Colen from Lothlorien
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Thanks. Rookie mistake, I know to look at the fuzzy antennae, but when I first saw it my brain went "moth" and I never questioned it. On 2026-06-25 03:00, Henk Terhell wrote: > Larry, it is not a moth but a butterfly. > I looked it up and according to wikipedia: > > Leptotes pirithous, commonly known as Lang's short-tailed blue or > common zebra blue, is a butterfly > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly> of the family Lycaenidae. > > Unfortunately we don't have this beauty over here. > > Henk > > Op 25-6-2026 om 10:25 schreef Larry Colen: >> When I got back from lunch I saw this little moth, about the size of a >> quarter, hanging out on the office door. I just happened to have a >> camera and a DA 35 macro lens in the car. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720334373170 >> __ >> Larry Colen from Lothlorien >> lrc@red4est.com >> >> >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email topdml-leave@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Larry Colen LRC@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc

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little moth

Godfrey