Butterflies, Moths and Assorted Insects...

[Maximilian]

One of my best friends right now:
A ladybug larva. Probably an Asian ladybug (harmonia axyridis), so an invasive species, human spread as "useful creature" (Not me!).
I would have preferred the native two-spot or seven-spot. But as they are eating up to 1.200 aphids until they pupate I take them gladly this year.

5D3+100L macro+36mm extention tube+macro ring light
1/60, f/16, ISO1600, handheld (!) 2 out of 30 pics
close to MFD, only slight cropping

 

[ISv]

Just some photos of a parasitic wasp. I like this one and the fact that they are parasites on cockroaches makes them even more attractive to me !

 

[Click]

Very nice shots, ISv.

 

[gruhl28]

Various shots of a Marbled White to show its upper and lower wings.

Beautiful shots as always, Alan! What focal length and f-stop did you use to get that perfect amount of depth-of-field?

 

[AlanF]

Beautiful shots as always, Alan! What focal length and f-stop did you use to get that perfect amount of depth-of-field?

Thanks. 3m distance, 500mm, f/5.6. I would stop down to f/11 if I needed more dof for these. I use the same lens for birds and beetles.

 

[AlanF]

Chalk Hill Blue Butterfly

 

[Click]

Beautiful picture. Nicely done, Alan.

 

[Maximilian]

Some I could get yesterday.
Top-down: female brimstone, marbled white, peacock.

Somehow I like the German names (here translated) more:
brimstone = lemon butterfly
marbled white = chessboard

 

[AlanF]

Soem I could gest yesterday.
Top-down: female brimstone, marbled white, peacock.

Somehow I like the German names (here translated) more:
brimstone = lemon butterfly
marbled white = chessboard

The element Cobalt is derived from the German Kobold = evil spirit. Amusing?

 

[Maximilian]

The element Cobalt is derived from the German Kobold = evil spirit. Amusing?

Interesting! I've learned that the name "Cobalt" was because it was worthless to the old miners, although it looked like silver, so a bad joke from a "Kobold".

 

[Click]

Very nice series, Maximilian.

 

[AlanF]

Gatekeeper Butterfly

 

[Click]

Nice pictures, Alan.

 

[AlanF]

How would animal EyeAF cope with these butterflies that have large trompe l'oeil "eyes" on their wings!?

 

[Bert63]

Backyard birding for bees..

 

[Click]

Nice! I especially like the second picture. Well done, Bert.

 

[snappy604]

 

[Maximilian]

Ever thought about the color of the neck of a bee?
I took these two with the bee visiting an artichoke bloom and getting totally tarred and feathered with pollen.
And then in PP I noticed that special perspective.

 

[Click]

Very nice pictures. Well done, Maximilian.

 

[Click]

Beautiful series, snappy604.