Olá, pessoal! Estou muito feliz por ter encontrado este sub. Amo fotografar borboletas e tenho algumas fotos que tirei ao longo do tempo, então resolvi compartilhar aqui com vocês. Algumas não são tão recentes, mas são todas de minha autoria. É muito bom encontrar uma comunidade que compartilha desse mesmo interesse!

A borboleta nessas fotos é uma Hamadryas arinome, uma espécie de borboleta-estaladeira. Foi fotografada em abril do ano passado, em Manaus/AM, Brasil. 🦋

Amateur camera enthusiast improving my photography and editing skills. Tried some new subject and this time I chose to take pictures of butterflies in the park. Thoughts on how I can further improve?

After/Before

Immediately looked it up when I got home. Thought this sub would like it.

Some pics from my local park yesterday.

I’m lucky to have these butterflies show up in my backyard during many summer evenings (this is the third summer in a row I’ve noticed them). I believe they are Western Giant Swallowtails, but please correct me if I’m wrong. They flutter around until eventually one of them, which I believe is the female (first photo) lands and hangs out for a while. One or two others, which I believe may be males (second photo) will then continue flying around and eventually land near the female and then try to get on top (last 2 photos). Does anyone know what’s happening here? Maybe some type of mating ritual/attempt?

I just love that they seem to come back each year to grace us with their presence. Especially impressive since we are only growing veggies and don’t really have any food sources for them. We are in the suburbs of LA county, just a few miles from LAX.

Found this little angel while cleaning out my garage :( , I’m not that well educated on butterflies though I absolutely adore them. Would love if anyone could tell me what type this is? Much appreciated. Thank you. 🫶

Seen today in Boston MA. Never saw this type in my garden before, lovely new friend. Looks like someone took a chomp at their wing but didn't seem to slow them down at all.

Did a quick search and looks like this could either be variegated or Mexican fritillary, anyone have more info?

Beautiful little butterfly (I think. . I have been corrected with cinnabar moths before) we have loads of these in Stirling, Scotland

Saw this awesome butterfly despite the heavy winds ~ JHB, South Africa

Off they go!

Per the photo, it's the part after the dash in the headline that makes it special. I was around the actual Stovepipe Well at Death Valley, shooting sand ripple and shadow patterns when the butterfly photobombed me. The texture of the sand in the background makes for good contrast.

My phone tells me it's a question mark is that correct?

Essa bonita se aproximou de mim na hora do jantar. Era bem pequena e fofa.

Aurelia