Butterflies, Moths and Assorted Insects...

[Noreaster]

 

[Click]

Excellent shots, Noreaster.

 

[Nemorino]

R5 + RF 100-500L + 1.4TC
@420mm, f/8, 1/4000s,iso 1600/2000

 

[AlanF]

A new one for me - Browntailed Moth. It didn't fly but just kept moving with rapid wing beating (RF 200-800mm @ 200mm on R5).

 

[MSH411]

Great hairdo in the second image. Has a Doc Brown thing going from Back to the Future.

 

[MSH411]

These are from this mornings Walk - About. Started just after sunrise since the pups woke me up.

 

[Noreaster]

A new one for me - Browntailed Moth. It didn't fly but just kept moving with rapid wing beating (RF 200-800mm @ 200mm on R5).

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They can create a sever rash and breathing problems. Not to mention they will kill a lot of brad leaf trees

 

[Click]

Nice shots, MSH411.

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[AlanF]

Red Admiral Butterfly (R5/100-500mm).

 

[neuroanatomist]

"Cabbage White UV"

EOS M6, full spectrum conversion, EF-M 28mm f/3.5 Macro IS STM, 1/25 s, f/4, ISO 6400, UV bandpass filter

 

[Click]

Cool shot, Neuro!

 

[Noreaster]

"Cabbage White UV"
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EOS M6, full spectrum conversion, EF-M 28mm f/3.5 Macro IS STM, 1/25 s, f/4, ISO 6400, UV bandpass filter

I felt like I was back in the 80's tripping again. LOL

 

[ISv]

They can create a sever rash and breathing problems. Not to mention they will kill a lot of brad leaf trees

Do you mean the caterpillars? I think the imago itself is harmless (except producing eggs off course...).

 

[Noreaster]

Do you mean the caterpillars? I think the imago itself is harmless (except producing eggs off course...).

Correct but I wage war on them in any form

 

[becceric]

Not having experience with butterfly photography, I took the easy route for this shot, a local butterfly house. Even then I found myself spinning in circles attempting to capture their portraits.

 

[ISv]

"...I took the easy route for this shot, a local butterfly house. Even then I found myself spinning in circles attempting to capture their portraits."
Come to Hawaii! No need of butterfly house and no need to circle around: if you know the food plant they will circle around you (well, I mean the Monarch Butterfly! For the rare others -good luck!).

 

[ISv]

Correct but I wage war on them in any form

When the last time did you win the battle?! I remember years ago getting into infested oak forest (Europe) and killing bunch of another species: Lymantria dispar. Short after that it was itching all over my exposed parts ! I don't think I made any difference with my "war": the forest after my "war" was looking as bad as before and two days after even worst!

 

[Noreaster]

When the last time did you win the battle?! I remember years ago getting into infested oak forest (Europe) and killing bunch of another species: Lymantria dispar. Short after that it was itching all over my exposed parts ! I don't think I made any difference with my "war": the forest after my "war" was looking as bad as before and two days after even worst!

I'm American so I just shoot them out of the trees. Right after the "Hold my beer". LOL
In reality I do not think there is a chance of wining. In fruit trees the nests are low enough to cut and burn but any large deciduous trees there is not much we can do.

 

[Maximilian]

A brimstone feasts on a deadnettle.

 

[Noreaster]