Duplicate Name - _TNY_2032
This beautifully patterned butterfly is called a red lacewing (Cethosia biblis). Looking at the underside of the wings here, it is really easy to see how it got the name.
A lacewing is a completely different insect and if you look at its wings, I'd say it is equally fitting the wings on those. An example here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51595796924/
This shot is a perfect example of where the new Sigma 180mm becomes more useful for butterfly house photography than the 100mm macro lens. This as the buttefly had landed high up on a tree so I took this with the legs and neck of the tripod fully extended and even put its feet closer together to maximise its height and I still could have used more. Using a shorter lens had meant it was even further away.
Duplicate Name - _TNY_2032
This beautifully patterned butterfly is called a red lacewing (Cethosia biblis). Looking at the underside of the wings here, it is really easy to see how it got the name.
A lacewing is a completely different insect and if you look at its wings, I'd say it is equally fitting the wings on those. An example here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51595796924/
This shot is a perfect example of where the new Sigma 180mm becomes more useful for butterfly house photography than the 100mm macro lens. This as the buttefly had landed high up on a tree so I took this with the legs and neck of the tripod fully extended and even put its feet closer together to maximise its height and I still could have used more. Using a shorter lens had meant it was even further away.