Unmissable - _TNY_7268
This leopard lacewing (Cethosia cyane) sat (or stood?) on the ground at the Haga Ocean butterfly house and was the exact opposite of hidden. That orange colour is magnificiently intense - it felt like there was a small spotlight on it or something.
I had the good fortune to be able to get a couple of shots of the underside of it as well when it closed the wings and I think you're going to like those even more - crazy patterns!
As a bonus, I also got a shot or two of a female of the same species just two meters awy from this one. She has the same basic pattern, but lacks the intense orange colour.
Unmissable - _TNY_7268
This leopard lacewing (Cethosia cyane) sat (or stood?) on the ground at the Haga Ocean butterfly house and was the exact opposite of hidden. That orange colour is magnificiently intense - it felt like there was a small spotlight on it or something.
I had the good fortune to be able to get a couple of shots of the underside of it as well when it closed the wings and I think you're going to like those even more - crazy patterns!
As a bonus, I also got a shot or two of a female of the same species just two meters awy from this one. She has the same basic pattern, but lacks the intense orange colour.