butterflies

After having found these in great numbers we discovered on a MidSummer evening that the Female was beautiful in this light when she opened up her wings.

I used a close-up filter for this capture..

A common butterfly in July and August, I caught these two pairing-

This is an endangered species, protected by law in the EU. It's always a pleasure to spot, much less photograph one of these. Here we have two topping up their minerals from moist stones at a brook.ter

A common butterfly in July and August. This was shot in the Šarka nature reserve in Prague

Caterpillars represent just one stage of this transformational trek — the larval stage — during which their main purpose is to eat and grow. They grow so much during their brief lives that they typically shed their skin several times, often revamping their appearance from one instar phase to the...

Hi everyone. Im on holidays with my news mirrorless camera. And it got wifi connexion with my phone !!! I don't have macro lens but i Can put m'y raynox 250 on m'y 12-60. https://add.pics/image/Gforj

Love the way the wings look like burnt charcoal, pretty

Canon EOS 40D Sigma 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM ƒ/7.1 1/250 s iso 320 Tripod No stacking

Canon Canon EOS 30D ƒ/6.3 Sigma 180mm f / 3.5L Macro USM 1/400s ISO100 Trépied

Old picture. Taken with Nikon D300 and nikkor:105mm

starting a thread here with butterflies....all please add on with your butterfly pictures. Exif Charaxes bernardus, India f32 1/320 iso100 flash: unmounted, fired

Hey...starting off with my favorite subject..butterflies....kindly share your butterfly pictures here