Butterflies, Moths and Assorted Insects...

[Maximilian]

Here is my first 2025 set of butterflies from yesterday.
Top-down: red admiral, brimstone, comma, peacock
All R6m2+100-500+1.4x, f/16

 

[Nemorino]

R5 + RF 35 1.8 macro


and R5 + RF100L








and a cropped and mirrored version

 

[Nemorino]

And Bombylius major in flight .

R5 + Laowa 58mm macro (fully manual)
Have a look at the end of the proboscis!

 

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Very nice series, Nemorino. I especially like the last shot.

 

[Maximilian]

R5 + RF 35 1.8 macro

And Bombylius major in flight .
...
Have a look at the end of the proboscis!

Both great series, and great detail. Well done, Nemorino.

 

[Maximilian]

Here some more brimstone.

 

[Maximilian]

And I have another question of taste. These two photos of a comma are almost the same.
But as I am not so much into focus stacking, as @Nemorino for example, these are single shots with slightly different point of focus.
Which one do you like more? Does it make a difference to you at all?

 

[Nemorino]

R5 + RF100L@ 1/1000, f/9, iso 2000

 

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Lovely shots, Nemorino.

 

[AlanF]

Speckled Wood Butterfly.

 

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The square framing suits this one very well.

 

[ISv]

Just this Fiery Skipper from last Saturday...

 

[AlanF]

Orange Tip butterfly in my garden.

 

[ISv]

Ascalapha odorata - the Black witch... Male. Females could be more than 20cm in wingspan. Never making nice model (especially on that background but it's how one usually can see them). I have seen them flying short distances at day time - from one patch of dense vegetation to another where it's practically impossible to find them. Posting the photo because it's probably exotica for many around and especially that name !

 

[AlanF]

Mayfly (thanks to my spotter and helper).

 

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Nice meal for the little family.

 

[ISv]

This Asian Swallowtail suddenly appeared in front of me today. Little bit to close!

 

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The first one is perfect. Nicely done, ISv.

 

[AlanF]

Good day for the blues today - tiny to small butterflies that don't keep still for long. First, some Small Blues, then a Holly Blue and finally Common Blues (I took the RF 100-500mm for these.)

 

[AlanF]

A Common Drone Fly - RFii + RF 100-500mm.