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Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii)
Appearance
Males:
Bright red abdomen with orange to red veins on the wings – the feature that gives the species its name.
Eyes: reddish-brown to red.
Often show a small yellow patch at the base of the hindwing.
Females & Juveniles:
Yellow to light brown body with red wing veins less prominent than in males.
Eyes are more brownish.
The blackish meadow katydid making its way through the lime green foliage of 'Sheena's Gold' Duranta.
Specifically Conocephalus semivittatus ssp. semivittatus. Commonly known as coneheads for obvious reasons.
Small in size compared to other katydids I've come across, around 15 mm body length.
Adult male.
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A delicate yellow butterfly pauses beside a cluster of vivid red flowers, creating a striking little scene of color, movement, and natural beauty. Against the soft, shadowy greens of the background, the butterfly almost seems to float beside the brilliant blooms, its pale wings providing a beautiful contrast to the fiery reds beneath it.
The shallow depth of field gives this photograph a wonderfully dreamy quality. The background melts into soft circles of green, red, and gold, allowing the butterfly and flowers to command nearly all of the viewer’s attention. Every detail of the butterfly’s veined wings becomes part of the story, from the subtle translucent quality of the wings to the delicate antennae extending above its head.
The flowers add another layer of character. Their intense red color and unusual pointed buds create an almost exotic appearance, making the scene feel like a tiny tropical garden hidden away from the rest of the world.
There is also a wonderful sense of balance in the composition. The butterfly occupies the left side of the frame while the flowers rise prominently on the right, creating a natural visual conversation between the two. The butterfly appears to be caught in a quiet moment of discovery, seemingly deciding which bloom will be its next destination.
The combination of the soft background, vivid colors, detailed butterfly wings, and dramatic flowers gives the photograph an almost storybook quality. It could easily be imagined as a scene from an enchanted garden where butterflies and flowers exist in their own little world, completely unaware of everything beyond the frame.
This is more than a close-up of a butterfly on a flower. It captures a fleeting encounter between two of nature's most beautiful creations. The photograph celebrates the small moments that are easy to overlook but become extraordinary when we take the time to stop and notice them.
The rich colors and soft background make this an especially appealing piece for nature lovers, gardeners, butterfly enthusiasts, and anyone looking for artwork that brings a little warmth and life into a room.
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The blue plantain leaf beetle Chrysolina haemoptera is a rather compact leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, usually dull blue to dark blue-black in color with clearly punctured wing covers. The adults reach about 5.5 to 8.5 millimeters in length.
The beetle lives mainly in open and rather dry habitats such as poor grassland, sand dunes, ruderal ground and often also in coastal areas with sparse vegetation. Its food consists mostly of plantains in the genus Plantago, especially Plantago coronopus. Both the adults and the larvae feed on the leaves of these plants.
The species is widespread across much of Europe and belongs to the western Palaearctic fauna. The beetles are mostly nocturnal and can be found from spring into autumn. They produce one generation per year, pause briefly in midsummer and overwinter both as adults and as larvae. Egg laying begins in autumn. A female can lay up to around two hundred eggs at the base of the host plants. It is also interesting that the beetle itself becomes a habitat for other insects since it can be parasitized by a tachinid fly and its eggs can be attacked by a tiny parasitoid wasp.
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Open wing and fluttering with basking position of Papilio polytes (Linnaeus,1758) – Common Mormon (Male)
Common Mormon Butterfly on Rangon . Ixora coccinea
Romalea guttata goes through several stages, like all insects. When in the nymph stage, it is smaller than in the adult stage, wingless and completely black with one or more yellow, orange or red stripes. In the adult stage, they reach 2.5–3 in (64–76 mm), grow wings half the length of their body and become either a dull yellow often characterized by black spots and markings, a bright orange with black markings, or entirely black (as in the nymph stage) with yellow or red striping. In the black adult color phase, the grasshopper is widely known by the name "diablo" or "black diablo". In Louisiana, they are known as the Devil's horse or cheval-diable. The insect is also colloquially known as a "graveyard grasshopper". In Mississippi they are known as "Giant Locust".[4]
Source: Wikipedia.org
Native to tropical Africa
Males have cyan blue wings with black tips and veins
Females are more muted in color, showing sexual dimorphism
PS: Enhanced by software
Probably the very last fly of the season for me. This little fellow had lost its way and ended up indoors, likely trying to escape the autumn chill. I decided to capture a tight shot of its face before leaving it to buzz around in the storage room.
Shot with Sony a7R VI and the Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO.
I saw this huge dragonfly in our garden while I was taking photos of butterflies. I prayed for its landing so that I could take photos. To my delight, it landed on my jogging pants :-) Insects love pink, I guess.
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My contribution for Wannabe Warmer Wednesday: An image from my Summer 2018 Archives.
In 2018 Spreading Dogbane, a wildflower, was in great abundance. As a butterfly and bee magnet, it was a great wildflower for me to look for. Then came the dry summer of 2019. Most of the Spreading Dogbane flowers didn't materialize and I could find no butterflies in those areas. Such is the fickle nature of Mother Earth.
It is currently -26C. I wannabe warmer! WWW!
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Eastern tiger swallowtail female
Is a species of butterfly native to eastern North America. It is one of the most familiar butterflies in the eastern United States. It flies from spring to fall, during which it produces two to three broods. Adults feed on the nectar of many species of flowers. A wingspan measuring 7.9 to 14 cm (3.1 to 5.5 in). The male is yellow with four black "tiger stripes" on each forewing. Females may be either yellow or black. The yellow morph is similar to the male, but with a conspicuous band of blue spots along the hindwing, while the dark morph is almost completely black.
Central Park, Ormond Beach. Florida, USA
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