Texture, Pt. 3 - _TNY_1535
The assortment of butterflies at my local butterfly house varies - which makes it more fun to visit as there is alway the chance of something rare or spectacular.
For the first visit of the year on an overcast January 12th (of 2022) there were an abundance of banded blue morphos - but not much else flying.
I did manage to shoot a new kind of swallowtail for the first time plus this one. This is a yellow-edged giant owl butterfly (Caligo atreus) which was chilling (in good light!) on the side of a wooden pole and allowed some real closeups.
One of the staples at this place is the closely related pale owl butterfly (Caligo memnon), but this is just the second or third time I've come across the more highly saturated species.
Part 1 is taken close enough (and at high enough resolution) that if you zoom in, you can see the individual facets of the compound eye and the wonderful texture of the scales on the wings. You'll find it here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52626609728/
Part 2 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53206003819/
Unfortunately, I never managed to shoot the dorsal side on this visit, but at least they looked spectacular fluttering around over the water there. A (slightly unsharp) shot from March of 2022 showing the dorsal side here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52413402820/
Texture, Pt. 3 - _TNY_1535
The assortment of butterflies at my local butterfly house varies - which makes it more fun to visit as there is alway the chance of something rare or spectacular.
For the first visit of the year on an overcast January 12th (of 2022) there were an abundance of banded blue morphos - but not much else flying.
I did manage to shoot a new kind of swallowtail for the first time plus this one. This is a yellow-edged giant owl butterfly (Caligo atreus) which was chilling (in good light!) on the side of a wooden pole and allowed some real closeups.
One of the staples at this place is the closely related pale owl butterfly (Caligo memnon), but this is just the second or third time I've come across the more highly saturated species.
Part 1 is taken close enough (and at high enough resolution) that if you zoom in, you can see the individual facets of the compound eye and the wonderful texture of the scales on the wings. You'll find it here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52626609728/
Part 2 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53206003819/
Unfortunately, I never managed to shoot the dorsal side on this visit, but at least they looked spectacular fluttering around over the water there. A (slightly unsharp) shot from March of 2022 showing the dorsal side here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52413402820/