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On one stone wall on Herm island, there are lots of these pink flowers (valerian?) with clouds of moths and butterflies. I chased them up and down the wall with my phone trying to get a look at them and take some pics, but they never stop moving. Phone pic with clip on macro lens.

Saw at a hillside of Hong Kong

I cannot positively I.D. them....

RHS Wisley Glass House

taken with Canon 40D and 70-200Lf/4 USM IS

My clearest macro shot to date!

I haven't researched the name of the butterfly yet so feel free to enlighten me!

Many of my friends always wonder how I can take those insect photos... OK, I show you how.....

Now featuring bonus nectar-encrusted tongue!

I watched this spider, having just emerged from its old exoskeleton, chance upon a caterpillar that had fallen from the white pine above onto a dying Phalenopsis flower. Only the spider will carry on living …

Hypolycaena thecloides thecloides

Piano key butterfly.

Comma butterfly on valerian. Strong natural light. See www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/14263364420/ for a 3D version

Red admiral butterfly out in the sun. Highdown gardens Worthing

Saw at a park of Taiwan

Visit to Pulborough Brooks. Skipper butterfly. Natural light

Red admiral butterfly feeding on valerian. Natural light

Desert Botanical Garden

Pheonix, AZ

A butterfly on the wall in our garden - I'd never seen a butterfly's eyes before!

I assume this is a common blue- seemed "bluer" than previous specimens

I recently had the pleasure of checking out the Butterflies Alive! exhibit at the Lubbock Science Spectrum and, while I can’t say I was blown away with the presentation, it was certainly a lot of fun.

 

It’s hard to compare a traveling butterfly exhibit to a permanent fixture like the Cockrell Center in Houston, but it was impressive by Lubbock standards. They touted 600 butterflies, but we found that a little hard to swallow. There were, however, plenty of insects on display. Though most of them seemed to be of one or two varieties (with the Monarch’s easiest to spot), there were a few hidden gems in the bunch.

 

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Beautiful colors on this butterfly

Left one of my potted hibiscus plants outside this Summer and it seems to have attracted what I think are cabbage white or similar caterpillars.

The Question Mark gets its name from the distinct white marking on the hindwing. The dorsal side of the wing is a more exciting mixture of orange and brown. (see below) The Comma is a similar butterfly but does not have the white dot that forms a question mark.

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