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Learning to Like Insects

I’m not really an insect person and in fact am terrified of things like spiders (even pictures of them make me nervous ;-)), but I’ve discovered that there’s some beauty in the insect world, particularly with butterflies, dragonflies and moths. I decided to put such pictures in a separate gallery since my collection of them is growing surprisingly large and no longer really fits in the worldwide wildlife gallery.

NOTE: Newer pictures are posted at the beginning of the gallery.
Interesting visitor
Interesting visitor		 Surprise visitor
Surprise visitor		 Dragonflies on the lake
Dragonflies on the lake		 Peekaboo, I see you!
Peekaboo, I see you!
Bee mimic enjoying an azalea
Bee mimic enjoying an azalea		 Unusual visitor
Unusual visitor		 The reverse side…
The reverse side…		 Lincoln Park butterfly
Lincoln Park butterfly
Safe, for now
Safe, for now		 The last skipper
The last skipper		 Head-on
Head-on		 Bee and lantana
Bee and lantana
Sharing
Sharing		 Dragonfly on lotus bud
Dragonfly on lotus bud		 Monarch at work
Monarch at work		 Mystery visitor
Mystery visitor
Enjoying the lantana
Enjoying the lantana		 Bee at the monastery
Bee at the monastery		 Thank goodness for skippers
Thank goodness for skippers		 Arboretum dragonfly
Arboretum dragonfly
Another busy skipper
Another busy skipper		 Face to face
Face to face		 Busy bee
Busy bee		 Taking a break
Taking a break
Bee busy with the azaleas
Bee busy with the azaleas		 They’re back
They’re back		 Bee at work
Bee at work		 Exploring
Exploring
Surprise
Surprise		 A change of pace
A change of pace		 Busy skipper
Busy skipper		 Rock climber
Rock climber
Last of the ragged swallowtails
Last of the ragged swallowtails		 King of the leaf
King of the leaf		 Last bee at the monastery
Last bee at the monastery		 ‘Stained glass’ wing
‘Stained glass’ wing
At work on the lantana
At work on the lantana		 Bonanza
Bonanza		 Ragged
Ragged		 Busy bee
Busy bee
Graceful butterfly
Graceful butterfly		 Lucky find
Lucky find		 ‘We have lift-off’
‘We have lift-off’		 Butterflies at last
Butterflies at last
Head-on
Head-on		 Mosaic
Mosaic		 Hitching a ride
Hitching a ride		 Gotcha
Gotcha
Curlicue skipper
Curlicue skipper 		A bit worse for wear
A bit worse for wear		 Mellow yellow
Mellow yellow		 One-legged grasshopper
One-legged grasshopper
‘Do you mind? I’m busy!’
‘Do you mind? I’m busy!’		 The face-off
The face-off		 Land of plenty
Land of plenty		 The mini-dragonfly
The mini-dragonfly
Lone skipper
Lone skipper		 A bee with good taste
A bee with good taste		 The one and only monastery butterfly
The one and only monastery butterfly		 The ‘soldier’ skipper
The ‘soldier’ skipper
Bee enjoying the lantana
Bee enjoying the lantana		 The lone skipper
The lone skipper		 Butterfly substitute
Butterfly substitute		 Left behind
Left behind
Tentatively exploring a new world
Tentatively exploring a new world		 Here’s lookin’ at you
Here’s lookin’ at you		 Precursor
Precursor		 A bee that likes color
A bee that likes color
The acrobatic bee
The acrobatic bee		 Finally, a bee!
Finally, a bee!		 Showing off
Showing off		 The lone bee
The lone bee
Butterfly haven
Butterfly haven		 Difficult subject
Difficult subject		 Lit up monarch
Lit up monarch		 Room enough for two
Room enough for two
Rest stop
Rest stop		 Lantana-loving butterfly
Lantana-loving butterfly		 Looking up
Looking up		 Return of the insects
Return of the insects
Revelation
Revelation		 Supreme Court Bee
Supreme Court Bee		 Contemplating a treat
Contemplating a treat		 Sharing
Sharing
Last of the skippers
Last of the skippers		 Pretty in pink
Pretty in pink		 Skipper in white
Skipper in white		 Skipper in a yellow flower
Skipper in a yellow flower
Summer monarch
Summer monarch		 Basking in the sun
Basking in the sun		 'Stained-glass' monarch
'Stained-glass' monarch		 Sharing
Sharing
Vividly colored
Vividly colored		 Exception to the rule
Exception to the rule		 Armature
Armature		 Jauntily posed
Jauntily posed
A grasshopper moment
A grasshopper moment		 Two for the price of one
Two for the price of one		 The flashy dragonfly
The flashy dragonfly		 Nice to see one
Nice to see one
Another cute skipper
Another cute skipper		 Encounter
Encounter		 Up close and personal
Up close and personal		 'I believe I was here first'
'I believe I was here first'
Brilliant yellow
Brilliant yellow		 Brilliantly green butterfly
Brilliantly green butterfly		 Taking a break
Taking a break		 Face to face
Face to face
Butterfly and purple flowers
Butterfly and purple flowers		 Busy butterfly
Busy butterfly		 Rose tinged
Rose tinged		 Skipper haven
Skipper haven
Popular flower
Popular flower		 Twosome
Twosome		 Visitor
Visitor		 Translucent
Translucent
Another Franciscan butterfly
Another Franciscan butterfly		 Worse for wear
Worse for wear		 The color-loving butterfly
The color-loving butterfly		 Monastic butterfly
Monastic butterfly
Armor-plated
Armor-plated		 Last butterfly
Last butterfly		 Face off
Face off		 Caught in the act
Caught in the act
Yet another beautiful butterfly
Yet another beautiful butterfly		 Rear view
Rear view		 Sunlit butterfly
Sunlit butterfly		 Seeing things eye to eye
Seeing things eye to eye
Butterfly and flower
Butterfly and flower		 The prettiest dragonfly
The prettiest dragonfly		 Distinctive
Distinctive		 Flourishing despite it all
Flourishing despite it all
Another injured butterfly
Another injured butterfly		 Broken wing
Broken wing		 Two of a kind
Two of a kind		 Colorful monarch, colorful flower
Colorful monarch, colorful flower
Finally resting
Finally resting		 Beware! (USA)
Beware! (USA)		 Rear view of a Cicada Killer
Rear view of a Cicada Killer		 Too close for comfort: Eastern Cicada Killer (wasp)
Too close for comfort: Eastern Cicada Killer (wasp)
Bigger than you might expect
Bigger than you might expect		 That face
That face		 The poser
The poser		 A different take
A different take
Here's looking at you!
Here's looking at you!		 Showy dragonfly
Showy dragonfly		 My first ever butterfly!
My first ever butterfly!		 At the tip of the bud
At the tip of the bud
Monarch at work
Monarch at work		 A bit ragged at the edges
A bit ragged at the edges		 Bee enjoying a blossom
Bee enjoying a blossom		 Golden dragonfly revisted
Golden dragonfly revisted
Busy bee
Busy bee		 Golden dragonfly
Golden dragonfly		 Taking a break
Taking a break		 The Butterfly Pavilion (1)
The Butterfly Pavilion (1)
The Butterfly Pavilion (2)
The Butterfly Pavilion (2)		 The Butterfly Pavilion (3)
The Butterfly Pavilion (3)		 The Butterfly Pavilion (5)
The Butterfly Pavilion (5)		 Little monster
Little monster
Pierre28-Jul-2024 11:20
Une très belle galerie de ces insectes variés, de formidables photos de chacun d'eux! V
Dan Opdal10-May-2024 21:56
Wonderful Collection! V
Jeff Real07-Oct-2021 14:25
You have built a gallery of immense beauty and inspiration!
I cannot get enough of this!
V
Regine L.12-Sep-2021 18:36
A unique gallery. V
Sue Anne Rush22-May-2021 23:13
Excellent. v
Unrepentant snapshooter!22-May-2021 22:54
Gorgeous gallery!
Philip P29-Oct-2020 15:04
Great gallery, and beautiful photography.
Raymond Ma04-Oct-2020 02:09
Your macro work is excellent. What a lovely set of images here. V
John Hamers28-Sep-2020 20:33
Great collection with beautiful and collorful butterfly images. A great job Helen !!V
Hennie & Lies Lammers23-Sep-2020 19:24
Great collection of beautiful butterflies , insects and damselflies images. a pleasure to view !
Rob Oele02-Mar-2020 16:02
Superb work; compliments because beside the excellent pics it must ave taken a lot aof patience to shoot these utrasharp insects. VV
William Hartshorn02-Mar-2020 03:19
Amazing Captures Helen❣️ ~GMV~
Don01-Mar-2020 20:08
Butterflies and dragonflies, a great place to start liking insects! Excellent macros, well-composed, lit and focussed.
danad01-Mar-2020 17:17
A gallery full of interesting captures, colorful and sharp ! V.
Nestor Derkach06-Feb-2020 16:04
Nice start to this fine gallery of Butterflies you have done a great job photographing this Ballet dancers of the insect world.
A good feeling when you get them in a perfect pose it can be time consuming getting a great Butterfly collection .
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victorswan21-Sep-2019 21:47
it is really becoming a great gallery with many beautiful pictures of this beautiful world, lovely work Helen BV
Marisa Livet20-Sep-2019 19:11
But you are really doing well, in spite of your disliking for some of them! The photos in this gallery are all interesting and technically very well taken
Zoltán Balogh16-Sep-2019 09:24
Marvellous new gallery, Helen! V
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