Modest Moths
Not as exuberant as some butterflies, but beautiful in their own way.
The common wave (Cabera exanthemata), bruine grijsbandspanner in Dutch:
Olympus Stylus 1s, 42mm, ISO400, f8, 1/50s
The brown silver-line (Petrophora chlorosata), varenspanner in Dutch:
Olympus Stylus 1s, 42mm, ISO125, f5.6, 1/160s
The pale oak beauty (Hypomecis punctinalis), ringspikkelspanner in Dutch:
Olympus XZ-1, 28mm, ISO200, f6.3, 1/160s
The birch mocha (Cyclophora albipunctata), berkenoogspanner in Dutch:
Olympus Stylus 1s, 42mm, ISO205, f4, 1/100s
The blood-vein (Timandra comae), lieveling in Dutch:
Olympus XZ-1, 28mm, ISO200, f6.3, 1/160s
Now that you are here anyway, a question: I found this black blob, probably a stack of insect or spider eggs, on a blade of grass the other day. Please let me know if you know what it is:
Olympus Stylus 1s, 42mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/100s
Thanks for watching!
Great shots
Sorry, don't know near enough about creepy crawlies to tell you what that black blob is. It was mentioned it might be a mantis egg, however it looks a little black to me, to be that.
I really like your photography work when nature is working and taken by the photographer's lens
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Cool collection of moths!
Thanks!
Many like to sit on the underside of leaves close to the ground, I like those a bit less 8-).
A wonderful collection of butterflies!
Thank you!
Nice moth collection. I especially appreciate that you can determine it.
Insects and flowers make me problem to recognize. Resteemed.
Thanks!
Great moths!
The black mass of eggs looks a bit like a mantis egg sac, but I don't know if you have mantis where you are?
Not that I know of, just the regular crickets and grasshoppers.
A picture taken at the right moment makes a dull view beautiful. All the pics are proof of that. Except the last one, it's spell-bounding.