Purple Fringing - _TNY_9831 (In Explore 16/3 2017)
Detail shot of a the female brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) on a heartleaf oxeye (Telekia speciosa) showing those quite spectacular purple fringes of the wings that you never notice when you see the entire butterfly.
In this shot the scales on the wings show up nicely if you zoom in.
Incidently this is the second shot of this particular butterfly that got into Explore - the first one is here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/29646386720/in/album-721...
Purple Fringing - _TNY_9831 (In Explore 16/3 2017)
Detail shot of a the female brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) on a heartleaf oxeye (Telekia speciosa) showing those quite spectacular purple fringes of the wings that you never notice when you see the entire butterfly.
In this shot the scales on the wings show up nicely if you zoom in.
Incidently this is the second shot of this particular butterfly that got into Explore - the first one is here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/29646386720/in/album-721...