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Taken at Butterfly World
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Close up and Macro Photography
December 03, 2011
November 24, 2011
November 23, 2011
Clearwing at Butterfly World
It's not quite the same seeing these beauties in Butterfly World just off the M25 rather than in their natural habitat, but it's still a wonderful experience
November 22, 2011
October 11, 2011
Butterfly bottom
This one (in a park in Venezuela) simply refused to show me its head. Still pretty from behind though.
Butterfly World Revisited
Another big beauty from Butterfly World. Look at the size of it, compared to the Clearwing butterfly next to it!
Getting in close:
October 10, 2011
Butterfly 44 revisited; The Venusta Yellow (Pyrisitia venusta)
I posted a shot of this Venezuelan butterfly before but now I've got a close up, and I've also got an ID for it. The simple but lovely Venusta Yellow (Pyrisitia venusta)
October 03, 2011
Question of the week: What's the largest moth in the world?
At the weekend I went to see the fabulous Butterfly World Project. It's just off the M25, Junction 21a, and it's a great experience to see the same butterflies I saw in Venezuela only 7 miles from Hatfield and without the mosquitos and altitude sickness.
Next year the big dome will be completed and it will be the largest space dedicate to butterflies in the world. I took lots of pics (coming soon) but this one really stood out because of its size. How big? Well it's the biggest moth species in the world at... 10" to 12" inches.
Here it is next to a "normal" sized butterfly
It's the Atlas moth (Attacus atlas), found in the tropical and subtropical forests of South East Asia. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacus_atlas
September 30, 2011
Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) with background removed
I'm having loads of fun removing backgrounds from my Venezuelan butterflies.
This is a Bordered Patch, Chlosyne lacinia. No, really.
Painted Lady justification
ok, I got it wrong, I admit. I mixed up a Painted Lady with a Red Admiral. But in my defence, they are of the same genus ( Vanessa) and the wing pattern is pretty similar. Here's one I posted a couple of years ago
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