Butterflies, Moths and Assorted Insects...

[EricN]

 

[MSH411]

Most excellent capture Eric

 

[Click]

I really like the pose and the low POV. Well done, Eric.

 

[EricN]

I really like the pose and the low POV. Well done, Eric.

The moth landed on my phone and didn't want to leave. So it was a wonderful model. I would pay it if I had some delicious wool

 

[MSH411]

Now that I know what it is, that phone looks a little beat up. I thought my Samsung S8 was bad.

 

[P-visie]

The moth landed on my phone and didn't want to leave. So it was a wonderful model. I would pay it if I had some delicious wool

Gives a whole new meaning to the word “Android” .

 

[GMCPhotographics]

Another Cabbage White:
View attachment 219992

 

[Click]

Beautiful shot. Nicely done, GMCPhotographics.

 

[Nemorino]

Peacock
R5 + RF35 1.8
all 8194px wide exported to 3840px
@ f/7.1

and f/2.0

 

[Nemorino]

Another peacock
R5 + Laowa 60mm

 

[ISv]

View attachment 219749

I think the phone is still OK: it just got some "feathers" from the landing moth. I wish my phone was that attractive to the wildlife

 

[EricN]

I think the phone is still OK: it just got some "feathers" from the landing moth. I wish my phone was that attractive to the wildlife

Using it in a dark night close to a warm or hot temperatured forest might help one get excited about your phone

 

[Click]

Using it in a dark night close to a warm or hot temperatured forest might help one get excited about your phone

Insect to another: "Hey look, it's the new IPhone 16, let's go check it out."

 

[MSH411]

A little beat up but still a good looking butterfly. The eyes are pretty unique.

Julia butterfly



White peacock



Zebra Longwing Butterfly

 

[EricN]

 

[Nemorino]

R5 + RF100L
75 frames, handheld stack

 

[AlanF]

Red-based Jezebel and Tailless Line blue in Kowloon.

 

[ISv]

 

[Click]

Hey, that's Jiminy Cricket and "Pinocchio" .

 

[josephandrews222]

Entering 'Painted Lady" into the search field of the CR Forum leads to a number of nice butterfly shots posted by regulars here from at least three continents. Hawaii is among the locations where Painteds are found.

Ever wonder how those fliers get there?

A trans-oceanic flight of over 4,200 km by painted lady butterflies - Nature Communications

The extent and impact of global insect movements is hindered by tracking limitations. This study reveals a 4,200 km transatlantic journey by butterflies from West Africa to South America, lasting 5-8 days, highlighting the remarkable capacity of certain insects to disperse over vast distances.

www.nature.com

...and...(from https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/12/butterfly-migration-pollen-record/680911/)

"There, researchers isolated the pollen grains attached to the butterflies’ bodies and sequenced a particular stretch of the pollen DNA that offers a unique signature for each plant species, a process known as metabarcoding.

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In 2013, for example, painted lady butterflies had been found resting on the northeast coast of South America, in French Guiana. Painted ladies don’t normally live in South America, and it was a mystery where they had come from. A decade later, Talavera’s team sampled pollen from the still-preserved butterfly bodies and found that Guiera senegalensis, a plant found only in sub-Saharan Africa, was by far the most common type of pollen attached to these butterflies.

By analyzing coastal surveys, wind patterns, pollen, and environmental conditions, they confirmed that the butterflies probably crossed the Atlantic in up to eight days’ worth of continuous flight from Africa. This finding marked the first verified instance of an insect crossing the Atlantic."

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My wife and I visited Hawaii a couple of years ago. While shooting, it did cross my mind more than once: "How did these creatures get here (somebody's suitcase?!)."

I look forward to trying out new gear on some of these...