Butterflies, Moths and Assorted Insects...

[ISv]

Beautiful shots, Alan. I especially like the first one.

Honestly I like all of them... The first one is the winner but the rest is not coming much behind!

 

[AlanF]

Here I am on a birding holiday, just one bird so far but here are the third and fourth butterflies. The R7+RF100-400mm is so convenient for these shots. Speckled Wood and Silver Fritillary.

 

[Click]

Lovely shots. Nicely done, Alan.

 

[AlanF]

Marbled-White butterflies and Brown Silver-line Moth. (R5/RF100-400mm). The moth is tiny and usually visible at night. I must have disturbed it while walking along. The Butterfly in Flight flew in to disturb the resting one.

 

[Click]

Nice shots, Alan. I really like the"disturber".

 

[Maximilian]

A male heath fritillary (melitaea athalia), if i got it right.
The Red Lists GER and BAY list it as "3, endangered".

 

[Click]

Lovely shot. Nicely done, Maximilian.

 

[AlanF]

Common Red Soldier Beetle. Apparently, they spend most of their lives copulating. (R7/RF100-400mm).

 

[Click]

Very nice macro, Alan.

 

[Maximilian]

First time that I came across a lesser purple emperor (apatura ilia).
It's German name is "Kleiner Schillerfalter", translated "lesser shimmer butterfly".
The last picture shows, why.
It is listed in the Red List BAY as "V, potentially threatened".
R6m2 @500mm

 

[Click]

Another nice series, Maximilian.

 

[AlanF]

First time that I came across a lesser purple emperor (apatura ilia).
It's German name is "Kleiner Schillerfalter", translated "lesser shimmer butterfly".
The last picture shows, why.
It is listed in the Red List BAY as "V, potentially threatened".
R6m2 @500mm

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Fine shots, your R6ii is doing a great job.

 

[Maximilian]

Fine shots, your R6ii is doing a great job.

I hope, the one behind it, too.
I think, I still have to understand the AF better and therefore RTFM more carefully

 

[Nemorino]

R5 + RF 100L

 

[Click]

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

 

[AlanF]

Eristalis intricarius A hoverfly not a bumble bee. R5/100-500.

 

[AlanF]

Gatekeeper butterfly. R5/100-500.

 

[AlanF]

Small Skipper. R5/100-500

 

[Click]

Lovely series, Alan. I really like the first one, beautiful colours.

 

[ISv]

And here are the most interesting shots from today: first few are the only known (at least for me!) species of Xylocopa (Xylocopa sonorina - female) on Hawaii. And after that something I'm not able to ID (it could be also just heavily covered by pollen?! Strange pattern if that is the case!). I'm aware there are Xylocopa sp. in the world with similar +/-yellow marks but neither of them is officially reported for Hawaii. Note also the difference of the color of the wings between thees two!