Butterflies, Moths and Assorted Insects...

[AlanF]

I am getting desperate finding nature to photograph, photographic stir crazy. Here is a Brimstone. They are very skittish, settle rarely and I for one can't approach one. This called for the Sigma 150-600mm on the 90D, and I was a respectful 5m back. His camouflaging is very good and he looks like a leaf when he closes his wings. His proboscis is sucking nectar.

 

[Click]

Nice shot, Alan.

 

[AlanF]

A Cabbage White, with the 5DSR + 100-400mm II + 1.4xTC today
Edit: It's a Male Green-veined white. Thanks Isv!
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[ISv]

A Cabbage White, with the 5DSR + 100-400mm II + 1.4xTC todayView attachment 189667.

Nice shot Alan but I would bet for the Green-veined White (Pieris napi)! Usually they appear earlier than the Cabbage-whites in the spring.

 

[ISv]

Some from the last months: Agraulis vanillae - Gulf fritillary; Brephidium exilis - Western pygmy blue; unknown grasshopper; Strymon bazochii - The Smaller Lantana Butterfly and Tenodera aridifolia - Chinese Mantis.
I'm not sure for the ID of the Mantis and have no idea what is that grasshopper

 

[Click]

Beautiful series, ISv.

 

[ISv]

Thanks Click!
Just see what my daughter is doing with the macro lens (I got permission to post this one here - she is posting on Instagram...). Proud dad/teacher is talking right now! She is shooting hand-hold, outdoor (hiking) and no stacking...

 

[Click]

WOW! Excellent shot, ISv!

 

[beforeEos Camaras]

emerald green by joseph kelly, on Flickr enjoy the green

 

[Click]

Very nice shot, Joseph.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Joseph.
Very nice shot, but the wings look to have a lot of chroma noise.

Cheers, Graham.
Ps I do realise it is the fine wing detail, which makes this such a great shot.

by joseph kelly, on Flickr enjoy the green

 

[beforeEos Camaras]

if you look carefully with the wings it finishes the contour of the leaf with the illusion of depth of feild

 

[AlanF]

Nice shot Alan but I would bet for the Green-veined White (Pieris napi)! Usually they appear earlier than the Cabbage-whites in the spring.

Thanks for getting me to check on this. You are quite correct.

 

[AlanF]

An Orange-Tipped, Comma, and Peacock.and

 

[Click]

Very nice series, Alan.

 

[beforeEos Camaras]

makes me want go to a near by meadow. but I cant leave house until the 26th. Things to put on my todo list.

 

[AlanF]

Holly Blue and Speckled Wood.

 

[Click]

Very nice pictures. I especially like the first one.

 

[ISv]

I got two from this weekend: Eurema (Abaeis) nicippe - Sleepy Orange and the most important: Vanessa virginiensis - The American Painted Lady. The last one is "most important" because I see it for first time on the Island (probably because I walked new trail with some different plants).

 

[Click]

Lovely shots, ISv.