Butterflies, Moths and Assorted Insects...

[AlanF]

Common Blue, Small Blue and Large White Butterfly, taken by my wife with the R7 + RF 100-400mm.

 

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WOW! Beautiful shots, Alan.

 

[Nemorino]

Hornet moth
R5 + RF 100L macro



and a handheld stack of 31 frames

 

[Nemorino]

And as I prefer wider angles for macro, this is my favorit of the series.
R5 + Laowa 15mm macro


You have a short distance to your subject using this lens.
Sometimes to close....

 

[AlanF]

Migrant Hoverfly, R5 + RF 100-500mm

 

[cooldood]

NH today

 

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Nice pictures, cooldood.

 

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Migrant Hoverfly, R5 + RF 100-500mm

I really like this shot. Nicely done, Alan.

 

[Maximilian]

You have a short distance to your subject using this lens.
Sometimes to close....
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That one is just

But a really great series, Nemorino. Kudos!

 

[Maximilian]

For the first time, a broad-bordered bee hawk-moth (hemaris fuciformis) visited my garden.
R6m2@500mm, f/10, 1/2000, ISO2500 to 3200, cropped down to 20%

 

[Del Paso]

5 D IV + EF 100-400 L

 

[Maximilian]

Just a bumble bee

 

[Del Paso]

Just a little bee...
PS: I need an R 5 II, doing lots of cropping!

 

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5 D IV + EF 100-400 L

Lovely shot, Del Paso.

 

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Very nice series, Maximilian.

 

[cooldood]

Some kind of caterpillar

 

[Del Paso]

Some kind of caterpillar View attachment 210535View attachment 210536

Looks like an alien.

 

[cooldood]

Looks like an alien.

Or something a fly fisherman made.

 

[Maximilian]

Some kind of caterpillar

In Germany we have those "aliens"

 

[Maximilian]

A moth I couldn't ID yet. So if you can help me...
What I'm sure of: It is a male! Look at the antennae! Those are fanned out so widely to "smell" the female pheromones