Butterflies, Moths and Assorted Insects...

[becceric]

JOIN ME; TOGETHER WE CAN POLLINATE THE GARDEN!!

NOOOO YOU'RE NOT MY BEE!!

Now I imagine Darth's breathing to sound like a bee buzzing...

 

[ISv]

More action on my lanai: one of the Papilio xuthus hatched. It's strange because at the temperatures here they need at least two weeks for that. Probably that one was already pupa and I didn't spot it (they look somewhat as a folded lemon leafs). These are made with Sigma 105mm macro lens.

 

[Click]

Nicely done, ISv. I really like the composition of the first one.

 

[ISv]

Coconut Rhinoceros (Oryctes rhinoceros).

 

[Click]

Very nice close ups. Im especially like the second one.

 

[ISv]

Very nice close ups. Im especially like the second one.

These are with the Sigma 105mm macro. BTW what I wrote above for the butterfly is not correct: they are taken with Tamron SP 90mm macro: I used for them my daughters camera and didn't notice it's with "my" macro-lens !

 

[ISv]

And the second Papilio xuthus pupa "hatched". Tamron SP 90mm f2.8 macro (model F017).
It took 11 days.

 

[Click]

I like its inverted position.

 

[ISv]

I like its inverted position.

I think when they are freshly "hatched" they are always in that position: gravity is helping to pump body liquid into the wings in order to stretch and make them usable for flight. In that process the wings are very vulnerable to any branches, leafs e.t.c. that may touche and deform them.

 

[ISv]

One more Carpenter bee. This time looking as a "normal" Carpenter bee

 

[ISv]

I have seen before mating Oriental Flower Beetles (Protaetia orientalis) but never such an orgy...

 

[ISv]

More of Papilio xuthus - this time feeding on Lantana. They are always (to my experience) feeding with wings in motion. May be I had to decrease the speed to show the motion...

 

[Click]

For all your photos above. Nicely done.

 

[ISv]

Female Monarch butterfly always has more dark around the veins of the wings but this one is extra darker. Difficult to take a good shot because by some reasons these, darker females use to fly low in the plants (you usually don't have a clear view), never posing as the others sometimes do.
And few bees around basil flowers.

 

[Click]

The bee cannot land on the plant, the FAA has closed the control tower. Very nice series, ISv.

 

[ISv]

The bee cannot land on the plant, the FAA has closed the control tower. Very nice series, ISv.

By reason: it's very windy in the last several days!

 

[ISv]

First time I'm sincerely sorry for not taking a macro lens in my backpack! Carpenter bees (Xylocopa sonorina) are very common on Hawaii. The problem is that one will always see black ones (females)! This is my second, may be third encounter of a male (23+ years!!!). This one was on a sidewalk and I moved it to nearby stone (males are not stinging - females will if handled!!!). Not very active - maybe dying... Last shot was handhold: the tripod became more an obstacle than a help.

 

[ISv]

And one more, may be better posing... The Teddy Bear bee.

 

[AlanF]

First Peacock butterfly of the year! (R5ii 1120mm).

 

[SteelLynx]

Guess who's my Princess. Well.. queen actually.
Picture quality isn't the best unfortunately, 12800 ISO and no time to really prepare for the shots.