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California Tortoiseshell
Going for a walk and surprise a butterfly already out. We have had snow and temps in the teens recently, so how is this possible? Some leps hibernate, including this Tortoiseshell. I decided to try my hand at a design, it is larger than life size, from a picture I took so more fun for me to do. Avoid too thick of wings chose to use 20 lb paper for the underside patterns, and wire legs, added a bit of cotton to the upper wings to make them look fluffy, and used thread stiffened with ca glue for the antennae. Still some improvements can be made to make it a bit better if I make any more of them. Brush foot family butterflies only have 4 easily visible legs the forelegs forming what appears to be a snout ...
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regards Glen
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