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Dewdrops on Butterfly Wing

Dewdrops on Butterfly Wing

The wing is hydrophobic, and the dewdrops maintain their separate spherical identities as they cling to the place where they condensed in the heavy fog. Such a beautiful delicate wing -- and such a special decoration! Acmon blue butterfly (Plebejus acmon), covered in dew. This butterfly did not fly as I took many photos; perhaps it had to wait to dry off after spending the night in the open? It did move about on the thistle flower. In the grassland near Trail 3 and Road F: ant survey point WL760. 9/17/2016, 9:22:57 am, just before the fog lifted from the ridge.