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Butterflies, Moths etc: Macro Insects 2012 - 2016


The images below were captured with Olympus E-P1, EP-2 or an Olympus OM-D EM-5 digital cameras and a non-AI (circa 1968) Micro-Nikkor Auto, 55mm (macro) f 3.5 manual focus lens, or a Tamron 90mm f2.8 AF macro lens (1:12) or more recently a Micro Nikkor 105mm f2.8 macro lens). I also used a Nikon D200 and now use a D7000 camera with Nikkor AF 300mm f4 lens, or the Micro Nikkor 105mm f2.8 macro lens. The 55mm Micro-Nikkor lens or the Micro Nikkor lens can mounted be mounted on the mirrorless bodies with a Kipon NIK-m4/3 adapter. Using this 55mm lens makes an image equivalent to a 110 mm macro lens (1:2) on the E-P1 body. The Micro Nikkor 105 90mm is equivalent to an f2.8 200 mm (1:1) macro on the Olympus mirrorless bodies. It is a challenge shooting with these combos, and I recommend the use of a tripod, as the 5x magnification utility on the camera makes it difficult to hand-hold and get the focus dead-on. Still, as you will see, the effort is worth it. I use the 300mm f4 mostly for bird photography, but it can produce some nice results for butterflies as well.
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Wasp on boneset (if you know the species, please let me know)
Wasp on boneset (if you know the species, please let me know)		 Comma female top view
Comma female top view		 Comma female, note silver 'comma' in middle of hind wing
Comma female, note silver 'comma' in middle of hind wing		 Question Mark, female, top view
Question Mark, female, top view
Question Mark(Polygon interrogations), female: side view; BESP, note silver question mark (?) on hind wing
Question Mark(Polygon interrogations), female: side view; BESP, note silver question mark (?) on hind wing		 Painted Lady butterfly at niece Deanna's gardens
Painted Lady butterfly at niece Deanna's gardens		 Appalachian Brown butterfly
Appalachian Brown butterfly 		Common Buckeye on bee balm at twilight
Common Buckeye on bee balm at twilight
Small moth on blade of grass
Small moth on blade of grass 		Small wasp-like fly on chives
Small wasp-like fly on chives		 small wasp-like fly on chives: close up
small wasp-like fly on chives: close up		 Tiny leaf hopper on grass blade
Tiny leaf hopper on grass blade
Firey Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), male
Firey Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), male		 Firey Skipper: the space shuttle posture
Firey Skipper: the "space shuttle" posture		 Firey Skipper feeding on Joe-Pye-Weed
Firey Skipper feeding on Joe-Pye-Weed		 Crab Spider on morning glory
Crab Spider on morning glory
Enlargement of crab spider on morning glory
Enlargement of crab spider on morning glory		 Crab Spider on Toadflax
Crab Spider on Toadflax		 Black and Yellow Lichen moth (Lycomorpha pholus)
Black and Yellow Lichen moth (Lycomorpha pholus)		 Black and Yellow Lichen moth on spearmint
Black and Yellow Lichen moth on spearmint
Black and Yellow Lichen Moth feeding
Black and Yellow Lichen Moth feeding		 Katydid on swamp milkweed pod
Katydid on swamp milkweed pod		 Katydid, in the deep, dark, sun-streaked jungle of the garden.
Katydid, in the deep, dark, sun-streaked jungle of the garden. 		Katydid. Here's lookin' at you, kid
Katydid. "Here's lookin' at you, kid"
Yellow-collared Scape moth
Yellow-collared Scape moth		 Common Buckeye on boneset flowers
Common Buckeye on boneset flowers		 Gray Hairstreak on iceplant flower
Gray Hairstreak on iceplant flower		 Cabbage White on lupine
Cabbage White on lupine
Spicebush Swallowtail on swamp milkweed
Spicebush Swallowtail on swamp milkweed		 Spicebush Swallowtail on thistle at BESP
Spicebush Swallowtail on thistle at BESP		 Spring Azure on boneset
Spring Azure on boneset 		Common Checkered skipper
Common Checkered skipper
Silvery Checkerspot on black-eyed Susan
Silvery Checkerspot on black-eyed Susan		 Tiger Swallowtail on coneflower
Tiger Swallowtail on coneflower 		Monarch: on coneflower7
Monarch: on coneflower7		 Monarch on thistle: BESP
Monarch on thistle: BESP
Monarch: close up; on coneflower
Monarch: close up; on coneflower		 Monarch larva on swamp milkweed
Monarch larva on swamp milkweed 		Monarch larva on milkweed II
Monarch larva on milkweed II		 Viceroy on bee balm: Frog Pond meadow at BESP
Viceroy on bee balm: Frog Pond meadow at BESP
Viceroy on bee balm: Frog Pond meadow at BESP
Viceroy on bee balm: Frog Pond meadow at BESP		 Orange Sulphur: on coneflower
Orange Sulphur: on coneflower		 Red Admiral seeking moisture on grass: BESP
Red Admiral seeking moisture on grass: BESP		 Northern Cresent on aster: BESP
Northern Cresent on aster: BESP
Bird-mangled (?) Great Spangled Fritillary
Bird-mangled (?) Great Spangled Fritillary 		Northern Cresent (slightly battered) on golden rod leaf
Northern Cresent (slightly battered) on golden rod leaf		 Northern Crescent: side view
Northern Crescent: side view		 Varigated Fritillary on thistle: BESP
Varigated Fritillary on thistle: BESP
Varigated Fritillary on thistle: BESP
Varigated Fritillary on thistle: BESP		 long-legged bug on dill
long-legged bug on dill		 Graphocephala; a leafhopper, on swamp milkweed pod
Graphocephala; a leafhopper, on swamp milkweed pod		 Snowberry Clearwing moth at swamp milkweed: at BESP
Snowberry Clearwing moth at swamp milkweed: at BESP
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Hennie & Lies Lammers14-Jul-2013 14:50
Great gallery of striking butterflies and spiders.
Lies Lammers.
j.jongen 15-Dec-2012 16:59
wel een bijzondere verschijning
j.jongen 15-Dec-2012 16:58
bovenaanzicht, zijaanzicht,de gehakkelde aurelia[Poligonia c-album]
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