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Death Valley 2013 - Day 4 - Titus Canyon

On our 4th day in the park we moved from the Panamint Springs Resort (we lost our site, as a group had reserved the entire main campground) to Beaty Nevada.

Following the move, we went back into the park and drove from the valley to the west end of Titus Canyon, where we parked and walked through part of the canyon on foot.
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A black-and-white moth with orange pollen on its front legs, sitting on a blue-green desert holly bush with tiny purple flowers. This appears to be a Ridings' Forester Moth (Alypia ridingsii), part of the Agaristinae subfamily.<br /> <a href="http://pnwmoths.biol.wwu.edu/browse/family-noctuidae/subfamily-agaristinae/">http://pnwmoths.biol.wwu.edu/browse/family-noctuidae/subfamily-agaristinae/</a><br /> <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/12342/bgimage?from=120">http://bugguide.net/node/view/12342/bgimage?from=120</a><br /> <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/380375/bgimage">http://bugguide.net/node/view/380375/bgimage</a><br /> (3/20/2013, Titus Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ 100mm f/16 1/180s ISO200
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A black-and-white moth with orange pollen on its front legs, sitting on a blue-green desert holly bush with tiny purple flowers. This appears to be a Ridings' Forester Moth (Alypia ridingsii), part of the Agaristinae subfamily.
http://pnwmoths.biol.wwu.edu/browse/family-noctuidae/subfamily-agaristinae/
http://bugguide.net/node/view/12342/bgimage?from=120
http://bugguide.net/node/view/380375/bgimage
(3/20/2013, Titus Canyon, Death Valley NP)
EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ 100mm f/16 1/180s ISO200

A blackandwhite moth with orange pollen on its front legssitting on a bluegreen desert holly bush with tiny purple flowers. This appears to be a Ridings' Forester Moth Alypia ridingsiipart of the Agaristinae subfamily. httppnwmoths.biol.wwu.edubrowsefamilynoctuidaesubfamilyagaristinae httpbugguide.netnodeview12342bgimagefrom120 httpbugguide.netnodeview380375bgimage 3202013Titus CanyonDeath Valley NP EF100mm f2.8 Macro USM 100mm f16 1180s ISO200 Death Valley National ParkCA 20130320 March 202013part of the Agaristinae subfamily. httppnwmoths.biol.wwu.edubrowsefamilynoctuidaesubfamilyagaristinae httpbugguide.netnodeview12342bgimagefrom120 htt

  • Dessert Rocknettle at the base of the grey and pinkish-brown canyon wall. (3/20/2013, Titus Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 47mm f/7 1/100s ISO800
  • Sun clips the top of the blocky-cliff wall, with the rest of the wall in shade under mostly-cloudy skies. There is a small window visible in the wall. (3/20/2013, Titus Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 60mm f/8 1/200s ISO200
  • Sun clips the top of the blocky-cliff wall, with the rest of the wall in shade under mostly-cloudy skies. There is a small window visible in the wall. (3/20/2013, Titus Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 200mm f/7 1/400s ISO400
  • Late sun adds texture to the rocky grey and reddish-brown cliff wall under partly-cloudy blue sky. (3/20/2013, Titus Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 80mm f/5.6 1/160s ISO200
  • A black-and-white moth with orange pollen on its front legs, sitting on a blue-green desert holly bush with tiny purple flowers. This appears to be a Ridings' Forester Moth (Alypia ridingsii), part of the Agaristinae subfamily.<br /> <a href="http://pnwmoths.biol.wwu.edu/browse/family-noctuidae/subfamily-agaristinae/">http://pnwmoths.biol.wwu.edu/browse/family-noctuidae/subfamily-agaristinae/</a><br /> <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/12342/bgimage?from=120">http://bugguide.net/node/view/12342/bgimage?from=120</a><br /> <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/380375/bgimage">http://bugguide.net/node/view/380375/bgimage</a><br /> (3/20/2013, Titus Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ 100mm f/16 1/180s ISO200
  • A black-and-white moth with orange pollen on its front legs, sitting on a blue-green desert holly bush with tiny purple flowers. This appears to be a Ridings' Forester Moth (Alypia ridingsii), part of the Agaristinae subfamily.<br /> <a href="http://pnwmoths.biol.wwu.edu/browse/family-noctuidae/subfamily-agaristinae/">http://pnwmoths.biol.wwu.edu/browse/family-noctuidae/subfamily-agaristinae/</a><br /> <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/12342/bgimage?from=120">http://bugguide.net/node/view/12342/bgimage?from=120</a><br /> <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/380375/bgimage">http://bugguide.net/node/view/380375/bgimage</a><br /> (3/20/2013, Titus Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ 100mm f/16 1/180s ISO100
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  • A black-and-white moth with orange pollen on its front legs, sitting on a blue-green desert holly bush with tiny purple flowers. This appears to be a Ridings' Forester Moth (Alypia ridingsii), part of the Agaristinae subfamily.<br /> <a href="http://pnwmoths.biol.wwu.edu/browse/family-noctuidae/subfamily-agaristinae/">http://pnwmoths.biol.wwu.edu/browse/family-noctuidae/subfamily-agaristinae/</a><br /> <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/12342/bgimage?from=120">http://bugguide.net/node/view/12342/bgimage?from=120</a><br /> <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/380375/bgimage">http://bugguide.net/node/view/380375/bgimage</a><br /> (3/20/2013, Titus Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ 100mm f/16 1/180s ISO100
  • A tiny purple flower on what I believe to be the greenish-white leaves of a desert holly bush. <br /> (3/20/2013, Titus Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ 100mm f/16 1/180s ISO100
  • A very tiny purple or lavender flower with 5 petals and white in the very center. The stamen are also purple or lavender. There is some yellow in the center of the flower and at the end of the stamen (probably pollen). (3/20/2013, Titus Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ 100mm f/9 1/180s ISO100
  • A very tiny purple or lavender flower with 5 petals and white in the very center. The stamen are also purple or lavender. There is some yellow in the center of the flower and at the end of the stamen (probably pollen). (3/20/2013, Titus Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ 100mm f/8 1/180s ISO100
  • Unidentified yellow flower with 4 petals. The flower itself somewhat resembles a Desert Primrose, but I haven't yet been able to find a primrose with both leaves and flowers to match this specimen. (3/20/2013, Titus Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ 100mm f/8 1/180s ISO100
  • Unidentified purple or lavender-white flower with 5 petals. The filament of the stamen is the same lavender color, while the anther (tip) of each stamen is blue. (3/20/2013, Titus Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ 100mm f/14 1/180s ISO100
  • The near cliffs of Titus Canyon are in shade, while some of the farther cliffs have late sun on them under blue sky. (3/20/2013, Titus Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 95mm f/5.6 1/125s ISO200
  • Titus Canyon Road twists through the canyon. The near cliffs are in shade, while some of the farther cliffs have late sun on them under blue sky. (3/20/2013, Titus Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 65mm f/5.6 1/125s ISO200
  • Sunset clouds in blue sky over the Panamint Range, seen through the exit of Titus Canyon. (3/20/2013, Titus Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 90mm f/5.6 1/160s ISO200
  • Sunset clouds in blue sky over the Panamint Range, seen through the exit of Titus Canyon. (3/20/2013, Titus Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 75mm f/5.6 1/160s ISO200
  • Sunset clouds over the Panamint Range. (3/20/2013, Titus Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 200mm f/5.6 1/160s ISO200
  • Sunset clouds over the Panamint Range, with the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in the valley. (3/20/2013, Titus Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 65mm f/5.6 1/80s ISO200
  • Sunset clouds over the Panamint Range. (3/20/2013, Titus Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 105mm f/7 1/125s ISO200
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