Common Brimstone Butterfly taking a sip by bodo_56

Photography • Insects • posted on Jul 18, 2015

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The Oregano plants in our garden are very popular among the local flying insects population, so expect more images to come 8=) I was sweating like a horse when i took this pic but i think it paid off ... Have a nice weekend! Bodo

Comments (20)

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CavalierLady

8:48AM | Sat, 18 July 2015

Excellent detail in zoom view and does not look "common" at all... a beautiful creature and a beautiful image.

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Richardphotos

8:48AM | Sat, 18 July 2015

superb macro and a beautiful butterfly.they are not easy to capture with such frequent flights

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eekdog

9:32AM | Sat, 18 July 2015

looks like a leaf, great capture of it, a few years ago i saw some shots of what's called glass butterflies, their wings looked like glass..

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photosynthesis

9:40AM | Sat, 18 July 2015

Beautiful shot - their mimicking of leaves is a very clever evolutionary adaptation...

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Anthanasius

10:50AM | Sat, 18 July 2015

Very good find and great macro !

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wysiwig

11:20AM | Sat, 18 July 2015

Excellent close up with wonderful detail. Nice back lighting on the wings. Sometimes I envy these guys with their built in straws. And I have never seen an oregano plant before, just the dried herb.

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X-PaX

11:26AM | Sat, 18 July 2015

Very nice capture. Well done.

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miwi

11:41AM | Sat, 18 July 2015

Also ein Zitronenfalter,kommt auch in unserm Garten vor,sehr schönes Foto,gefällt mir gut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Mysterio2013

12:18PM | Sat, 18 July 2015

Absolutly stunning and gorgeous picture! Superbly done!

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iborg64

4:46PM | Sat, 18 July 2015

Thats a stunning marco shot nicely exposed focused and composed what more could you ask for ?

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MrsRatbag

4:50PM | Sat, 18 July 2015

Fantastic capture, love that long, long tongue of theirs!

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jeroni

6:08PM | Sat, 18 July 2015

Wonderful and very creative work

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Faemike55

6:49PM | Sat, 18 July 2015

Very cool macro lovely shot

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starship64

8:31PM | Sat, 18 July 2015

Beautiful shot. The wings look like leaves!

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bebopdlx

11:59PM | Sat, 18 July 2015

Nice photo-work,

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Hendesse

5:22AM | Sun, 19 July 2015

Die Blüte scheint ein Magnet für Insekten zu sein. Der Schmetterling ist ja perfekt getarnt, mit diesen Flügeln sieht er immer aus wie ein Teil einer Pflanze. Erstaunlich, was die Natur so alles hervorbringt. Ein super Foto!

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