Butterflies, Moths and Assorted Insects...

[Maximilian]

Same for this butterfly that I couldn't ID either. If anyone knows, please let me know.

 

[Maximilian]

A collection of ladybugs.
Two pics of a common seven-spotted.
And a black morph of an Asian harlequin.

 

[AlanF]

Same for this butterfly that I couldn't ID either. If anyone knows, please let me know.

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Straw-barred Pearl Moth

 

[AlanF]

This butterfly I couldn't ID. If anyone knows, please let me know

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Green-veined White butterfly

 

[Maximilian]

Straw-barred Pearl Moth

Yep! That's it! Thanks, Alan.

 

[Maximilian]

Green-veined White butterfly

Not 100% sure about that. But I think, you could be right. Could be a female,...

I had a green-veined several times in side view, but never from top (dorsal).

 

[Noreaster]

 

[Nemorino]

R5 + RF 100L 2.8
@ 1/4000s, f/9, iso 4000


and a GIF made of 9 frames

 

[MSH411]

This little one was beat up but moving around pretty good.
R6m2 - Sigma 60-600mm @ 600mm
1/3200 - ISO 1600 @ f6.3

 

[Nemorino]

R5 RF 100-500L + 1.4TC
@ 1/4000s, f/10

and a GIF made of 18 frames


And two peacocks shot with the R5 and manual Laowa lenses.
60mm:

and 15mm

 

[MSH411]

Spent a little time wandering around with the 100mm macro.

Wasp



And not really sure what this is.....but it looks fast

 

[Maximilian]

And not really sure what this is.....but it looks fast

The detail in the second one is just great! Well done. One shot or stacking?
The long probes confuse me. Otherwise, I would have guessed for some kind of carpenter bee.
Edit: could be some kind of longhorn bee.

 

[Maximilian]

One year without them at our ponds was terrifying.
It seems their puppets have moulded.
Now the peacocks have returned.
R6m2, @500mm, f/16

 

[MSH411]

Thanks Max. No stacking, it was one shot @ f11.

 

[Click]

And not really sure what this is.....but it looks fast.

Amazing details in the eye.

 

[ISv]

Thanks Max. No stacking, it was one shot @ f11.

"No stacking, it was one shot @ f11."
One shot @ great!

 

[ISv]

The detail in the second one is just great! Well done. One shot or stacking?
The long probes confuse me. Otherwise, I would have guessed for some kind of carpenter bee.
Edit: could be some kind of longhorn bee.

I'm pretty sure it's a longhorn bee...

 

[MSH411]

"No stacking, it was one shot @ f11."
One shot @ great!

Appreciated ISv

I'm pretty sure it's a longhorn bee...

It's the closest i found body and eyes are real close but while searching but I could not find a melanistic/black species. It is a cool looking critter though.

 

[ISv]

Appreciated ISv


It's the closest i found body and eyes are real close but while searching but I could not find a melanistic/black species. It is a cool looking critter though.

I think the antennae are more important/easy to figure out the difference. Both families have two segmented antennae: but it looks to me Carpenters have their inner segment much longer than the very short one present in the Longhorns.
And BTW "melanistic" is not enough to say "different species/family" as it's not enough for for example "leucistic or albino"...
But there are black species of Longhorns (this one for example!): https://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.php?identification=Two-Spotted-Longhorn-Bee
I don't know much about the bees, but now I do little bit more because of your photo - it made me looking carefully about the differences, looking at different species and trying to find out the right spots to look at all !!! And I don't want to say that I 100% ID (to family level!) the bee on your photo, take it as a serious suggestion (huh, and some salt to taste)!

 

[AlanF]

I think the antennae are more important/easy to figure out the difference. Both families have two segmented antennae: but it looks to me Carpenters have their inner segment much longer than the very short one present in the Longhorns.
And BTW "melanistic" is not enough to say "different species/family" as it's not enough for for example "leucistic or albino"...
But there are black species of Longhorns (this one for example!): https://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.php?identification=Two-Spotted-Longhorn-Bee
I don't know much about the bees, but now I do little bit more because of your photo - it made me looking carefully about the differences, looking at different species and trying to find out the right spots to look at all !!! And I don't want to say that I 100% ID (to family level!) the bee on your photo, take it as a serious suggestion (huh, and some salt to taste)!

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