Butterflies, Moths and Assorted Insects...

[Click]

Lovely shot, Alan.

 

[Maximilian]

It's a Green-Veined White.

Thanks, Alan.

 

[Maximilian]

I suppose this is a small heath (coenonympha pamphilus).
Please correct me, if I am wrong.

 

[Click]

Very nice macro Close-up. Beautiful background.

 

[Maximilian]

Very nice micro. Beautiful background.

No macro
100-400L II+ TC @560mm + cropping

 

[ISv]

Latticed Heath Moth, R5+RF100-500mm. Isn't it marvellous that you can be taking a bird in flight one minute and the next be capturing an insect 1.6m away at near macro the next with the same lens!


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"Isn't it marvellous that you can be taking a bird in flight one minute and the next be capturing an insect 1.6m away"
Yes it is - I was waiting for these shots with the hunting season open(warmer) now!

 

[ISv]

Giant Click Beetle (Chalcolepidius erythroloma). First photo ~6.3 meters, the second ~5.6 meters. The MFD of RF100-500 is killer! On other hand today there was absolutely no way to get closer to that bug.

 

[ISv]

And two more of the same bug (different angle, distance 5.6meters, and all these are with 500mm PF). No detail comparable to what RF 100-500 can produce - the distance to the object matters (a lot)! I don't comment on the colors because that bug is camouflaging on the bark of the trees - way to survive!

 

[Nemorino]

Larva of a ladybird beetle
R5 + RF100 2.8 L @ 1/500, f/10, ISO1600

 

[Click]

Nice shots. Especially the second one.

 

[Nemorino]

Thank You!
Same species eating:


Both R5 + RF 100 2.8L @ 1/320, f/8, Iso 5000

 

[AlanF]

Painted Lady (R5/600mm).

 

[AlanF]

Female Adonis Blue

 

[AlanF]

Small Tortoiseshell

 

[Click]

Beautiful shot

Female Adonis Blue

Beautiful picture. Well done, Alan.

 

[Nemorino]

R5 + RF 100 2.8 L macro

The first three images are uncropped. The blossom has a diameter about 40mm.



And a cropped of the last:

All with servo AF as Canon suggests.

 

[Click]

Very nice shots, Nemorino. I especially like the first picture.

 

[koenkooi]

R5 + RF 100 2.8 L macro

The first three images are uncropped. The blossom has a diameter about 40mm.
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And a cropped of the last:
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All with servo AF as Canon suggests.

Be careful with the rosemary beetle, it will breed quickly and destroy the lavender plants. A handheld vacuum works well with large infestations.

Also, nice shots!

 

[Nemorino]

Has anyone noticed the second wasp in the second picture?

Thanks @Click and @koenkooi !

Be careful with the rosemary beetle

Sadly it is not my own garden but the botanical garden of our local university. And first I have seen this beetle a few years ago. Seems to late to avoid breeding.

Wool carder bee:
R5 + RF100 @ 1/2000s, f/9, Iso3200

 

[ISv]

Has anyone noticed the second wasp in the second picture?

Thanks @Click and @koenkooi !


Sadly it is not my own garden but the botanical garden of our local university. And first I have seen this beetle a few years ago. Seems to late to avoid breeding.

Wool carder bee:
R5 + RF100 @ 1/2000s, f/9, Iso3200
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Great shot! But why "beetle"? Looks like kind of bee to me.