Insects Butterflies - Post Your Shots Here

[Tim Mayo]

We don't appear to have a butterfly thread so I thought I'd kick one off since we have a few in our garden right now, and thankfully more than last year which was practically zero.

Comma

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 800

Red Admiral

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II + 2X Teleconverter
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 2000

 

[NatureBoyOhio]

Giant Swallowtail

• ILCE-6600
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 400

 

[NatureBoyOhio]

Zebra Swallotail

 

[NatureBoyOhio]

Monarch

• SLT-A77V
• 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G SSM
• 300.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 400

 

[NatureBoyOhio]

• ILCE-9
• SIRUI 85mm F1.4 FE
• 85.0 mm
• ƒ/2
• 1/16000 sec
• ISO 1000

Silvery Checkerspot

 

[DavidN]

Visited a local reserve recently which is known for butterfly’s - Alner’s Gorse in Mid Dorset. I must admit to not knowing much about butterfly’s but had fun photographing them. Some sit and pose nicely whilst others flit about and never seem to settle for any length of time.
Here’s a few:
Common Brimstone
Gatekeeper
Common Blue (closed)
Large White
Purple Hairstreak
Dark Green Fritillary (I think!)
Common Blue (open)

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 1000

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 1600

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 2000

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 3200

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 1250

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 1600