Butterflies, Moths and Assorted Insects...

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[AlanF]

Female Orange-tipped Butterfly. Not nearly as pretty as the male. I had the RF 200-800mm on the R5 in the garden for birds. I rushed inside to get the R7/RF100-400mm for this.

 

[AlanF]

Out this morning, my wife had the R7+RF100-400mm and got much better close-up shots of the tiny Holly Blue Butterfly than I could with R5+200-800mm as she could get much closer. It's the time of year for me to use the RF 100-500mm, or even our second RF100-400mm on walks.

 

[AlanF]

Yesterday, we could not get closer than about 7m to this Peacock, which was very strongly backlit so the colours showed through the underside of the wings. Here, 800mm won out on the R5.

 

[Click]

Lovely shots, Alan. I especially like the first one.

 

[ISv]

Yesterday, we could not get closer than about 7m to this Peacock, which was very strongly backlit so the colours showed through the underside of the wings. Here, 800mm won out on the R5.

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Your wife is definitely choosing better looking models !

 

[ISv]

Only this wasp from the last weekend...

 

[AlanF]

Only this wasp from the last weekend...

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A wasp with a PhD in camouflage.

 

[AlanF]

Out this morning, my wife had the R7+RF100-400mm and got much better close-up shots of the tiny Holly Blue Butterfly than I could with R5+200-800mm as she could get much closer. It's the time of year for me to use the RF 100-500mm, or even our second RF100-400mm on walks.

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Went out with the 100-500mm yesterday and the closest I could get to this Small Heath butterfly, the only one I saw, was 3.3m - the mfd of the 200-800mm! Can't win.

 

[Maximilian]

A latticed heath.
R6m2@500mm+heavy crop

 

[AlanF]

Small Blue Butterfly - the small butterfly in UK. (R5/100-500mm).

 

[AlanF]

Burnet Companion Moth (R5/100-500mm)

 

[Click]

I really like the 3rd picture of the first series. (Small Blue Butterfly) Well done, Alan.

 

[AlanF]

I really like the 3rd picture of the first series. (Small Blue Butterfly) Well done, Alan.

All three photos show something different. The underwing colours are typical of this absolutely tiny butterfly, and the upper wings the different colours that are found. For the one you liked, I focus stacked 4 to get the whole wings sharp as well as the body hairs.

 

[AlanF]

I saw a brilliant red insect fluttering and so I grabbed my wife's R7/RF100-400 when it landed and put down the 200-800mm. A Cinnabar Moth.

 

[Maximilian]

… A Cinnabar Moth.

Lovely, that you could get it with its wings spread like that.

 

[AlanF]

Lovely, that you could get it with its wings spread like that.

I was really pleased it spread itself out flat in the bright sun.

 

[ISv]

Looks like it appeared from the pupa just minutes ago. This could be the reason for the spread wings. Very fresh and bold - these are the best "models"!
Beautiful photo!