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This one seemed pretty tired and loved being photographed. Had a torn wing, too, I tried to hide behind the leaves :-)
This pretty Lycaenid has a reddish-orange underside, the forewing unmarked, and the hindwing with large black submarginal spots on the white tornal area. The hindwings bear one long and two short tails.
The Branded Imperial is somewhat local in distribution, but is usually found in small numbers. It favours forest pathways at all elevations. The caterpillar feeds on Smilax bracteata, which is a common forest vine.
Another Monarch, you can tell by the wing markings, but in the same flower garden after church today. Appears to be another male.
Garden photography.
Painted Lady Butterfly sitting on a leaf on the olive tree in my garden.
I think this one is the best from the series because it has an interesting angle, has the sharpness exactly right and a nice soft colored background.
I'm just not sure about the colors, I guess I really need color calibration because it doesn't look alright on all screens that I'm using.
Stratford Butterfly Farm. Nikon D600 with Sigma 150mm macro not the OS version. Hand held using a Nissen ring flash for illumination.
This female cabbage white visited the garden yesterday and proceeded to lay eggs in a trough of Rocket salad plants.
Painted lady butterfly series. Natural light.
Had a good session with this butterfly- it seemed to gradually get used to me. Eventually I managed to coax it onto my finger