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This is a mating pair of buff tip moths seen in Fermyn Woods yesterday!
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Orange tip Butterfly resting and showing the attractive underwing. Large numbers on the wing in this hot sunny Spring weather
SUNRISE - Coastal State Road A1A - KW Airport
Smathers Beach - Key West, Florida U.S.A. - Keys
First Light - Rays - Spring '22 - March 23rd, 2022
------ Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail -------
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - emerging]
*[dark-horizon - all up-light - looking Northeast]
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I think I like this.
more ggt tomorrow. funnnnnn.
I bought new shoes.
finally.
my face is dry.
I don't want to sleep yet.
It's been a good day.
wow. I am lame as shit.
I was delighted to find this orange tip settled with wings closed towards the end of my walk. It was in an area I do not usually visit or expect to see much.
The underside of this species is very different to other butterflies in Britain and makes the male orange tip very appealing in both ventral and dorsal views.
...that's my name for it...I don't know what it really is, but I thought it's worth posting it. I really liked this shot...but not sure why, because it's a little too busy...bu I guess it's the light and shadows that makes it for me. Hope you'll like it, too :))
Update: I went to the website of Butterfly World where this was taken and I found it is a Hebamoia Glaucippe...I still prefer Orange Tip...LOL :))
A quick trip today and I heard a booming bittern and my second cuckoo of the week then got my first azure damsel for 2024 and a few other insects etc.
Many thanks to you ALL for the views, faves and comments you make on my shots it is very appreciated
The Pocket Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland notes: The first male Orange-tip of the year is always a welcome sight for butterfly enthusiasts. It is a charming insect that wanders the countryside, along lanes, hedgerows, the edges of woods and gardens, feeding and searching the vegetation for females. The female is more secretive and less conspicuous than the male. She lacks the orange wing tips, which warn of his unpalatability. However she does share with the male the beautiful tree-marbled underside of the hindwing, which acts as camouflage when at rest.
For me this butterfly never sits still with its constant searching, this day I was lucky with this male feeding, I was able to approach carefully and catch this colourful butterfly.
Part of the entourage at the Grimaldi Service at the All Saints Church Haggerston - the annual celebration of Regency-era clown Joseph Grimaldi.
Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time, like dew on the tip of a leaf.
by Rabindranath Tagore
Erigeron annuus is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves, and green, sparsely hairy stems, which can grow to between 30 and 150 centimeters (about 1 to 5 feet) in height. Leaves are numerous and large relative to other species of Erigeron, with lower leaves, especially basal leaves, coarsely toothed or cleft, a characteristic readily distinguishing this species from most other Erigeron. Upper leaves are sometimes (not always) toothed, but may have a few coarse teeth towards the outer tips.
The flower heads are white with yellow centers, with rays that are white to pale lavender, borne spring through fall depending on the individual plant. Ray florets number 40-100.
Zomerfijnstraal (Erigeron annuus; synoniem: Phalacroloma annuum) is een eenjarige plant die behoort tot de composietenfamilie (Asteraceae). De geslachtsnaam Erigeron is afkomstig van het Oudgriekse eri dat vroeg en geron, dat oude man betekent, hetgeen verwijst naar de pluizige zaadhoofdjes.
Got a cooperative Russet-tipped Clubtail at Hornsby Bend (Platt Lane area) with the help of Eric Isley
A back view of a buff-tip moth (Phalera bucephala). Note the nice haircut! :-)
26 natural light exposures at f8, ISO 100 made with Sony A6000, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens, Metabones Canon EF to E Mount Smart Adapter (Mark IV)
More NYE storm images. Taken in the twilight from Chickakoo Lake just before 6pm Mountain Time. So early for central Alberta. The purple and blue wasn't visible to my eye, but the camera can see it. Purple is caused by nitrogen, it's excited by the sun's charged particles. When it returns to steady state, it emits purple light. The rare blue is caused by sunlight hitting the top of this ray. This is uncommon, but explained because this was taken during nautical twilight.
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A male Orange-tip (Anthocharis cardamines) from this morning's session at Loddington
The back drop is a field of Dandelions
I photographed this female Orange Tip butterfly nectaring on Forget-me-nots in my garden yesterday. Females lack the orange tips to their forewings which makes them more difficult to find as they are easily overlooked as Green-veined or Small Whites. Its scientific name is Anthocharis cardamines. The first bit means "rejoicing in flowers" while cardamines is the scientific name of its other main larval foodplant; Cuckoo Flower.