I found this Red Spotted Jezebel (Delias aganippe) on a recent walk. I had seen this species before – but only at long range! This one was far more cooperative and actually landed for short periods of time. I was a windy day – which has been a bit of a theme for the last week, so was glad of the near limitless photo opportunities that digital brings.
One of the interesting things about this butterfly is that the lower surface of the wings are far more colourful than the upper surface. The upper surface is largely black and white, but as you can see the underwings are far more attractive.You can find more macro shots at Macro Monday at: http://lisaschaos.com/
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Enjoy the close ups.
Wow, she is pretty. How nice is it to get a cooperative butterfly!
ReplyDeleteThat's a lovely little Beauty!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful butterfly, great sighting!
ReplyDeleteWelcome back, Stewart!
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures of this butterfly.
What lovely captures of the winged beauties.
ReplyDeleteWOW! Great shots Stewart! What a beautiful & cooperative butterfly.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back to Blogger land!! :)
Lovely captures!
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What a beautiful butterfly!
ReplyDeleteLovely captures! :-)
ReplyDeleteHello Stewart. We also have some Delias here but i haven't seen yet that color with the red spots. I really find them difficult to shoot, as they don't stay longer in a place.
ReplyDeleteGreat captures. Interesting to see the difference between the upper and lower wing surfaces.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely butterfly. I'm so glad you caught both the upper and lower wings as the contrast is really different. I like the brighter side.
ReplyDeleteLotsa' butterflies here in Florida -- I don't know any of their names though. Need to work on that. Your Jazabel is beautiful and she (must be a she) DID pose beautifully for you.
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