Butterflies, Moths and Assorted Insects...

[AlanF]

On our bedroom ceiling, carefully took him off and put him on the outside window sill. He's an Oak Bush Cricket, apparently.

 

[Nemorino]

On a visit in our botanical garden:
All R5 + RF 100L + MT24

 

[cooldood]

This was on my flowers while I was wasting time in meeting.

 

[Click]

Very nice shots, cooldood. I really like the first one.

 

[danfaz]

Spotted this Mantis hanging around my water fountain

 

[Click]

Great shots, danfaz.

 

[danfaz]

Great shots, danfaz.

Thanks, Click!

 

[cooldood]

Some ants and a fly.

 

[cooldood]

One more

 

[Maximilian]

Time for a few insects different from butterflies/moths and I'm almost done with the photos from my trip . I will ask my daughter for some of her photos with the macro lens and if/when she collaborate I may post some of them too...

Another wonderful compilation, ISv.

 

[Maximilian]

Some shots of a White-lined sphinx moth (also called hummingbird moth).

Just great

 

[Maximilian]

Splitting wood and found this guy.

Great close-ups.
No offence, but have you recognized that there is a dedicated spider thread?

 

[Maximilian]

Spotted this Mantis hanging around my water fountain

Oh, I love mantis
Here in Germany, you'll have to go to really warm spots to find some.
Great shots.

 

[Maximilian]

Some ants and a fly.

Wonderful shots, great eye for details. I really like those

 

[Maximilian]

Here in Franconia, the wet spring must have had a massive impact on the butterfly population. Probably many pupae have become mouldy.
I have not seen a single peacock butterfly this year .
I get really euphoric when I find the first marbled whites.

Edit: I forgot to mention, that just in post I recognized the green bug below the butterfly.

 

[Maximilian]

A seven-spot ladybird (coccinella septempunctata).
I'm always happy to see some of those. Not because they are treated as lucky charm, but because they are more and more displaced by their Asian relatives, the multicoloured Asian lady beetle.

 

[Click]

Very nice pictures, Maximilian. I especially like the Asian lady beetle.

 

[Maximilian]

Very nice pictures, Maximilian. I especially like the Asian lady beetle.

Luckily it is NOT an Asian lady beetle, but a native European one

 

[Click]

Unfortunately, the Asian lady beetle has become one of the main species here in Canada.

 

[danfaz]

Oh, I love mantis
Here in Germany, you'll have to go to really warm spots to find some.
Great shots.

Thanks, Max! I only see these occasionally. I photographed a brown one in addition these green ones.