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Butterflies, Skippers, Moths, & Other Winged Insects

For all those wonderful creatures that just bring a smile to ones face and a light sense of the joy of living.

Featured Work

Butterfly Kisses by chazz

My daughter got close to this butterfly and it just sat there. She was so fascinated with it she got lost in the moment. Canon EOS Rebel XS DSLR / Canon Zoom Lens EF 35-80mm f/4-5.6 II / ISO 100 / 1/60 / f/5.6 / 35mm
Damselfly by Marleia Main

The Damselfly (Suborder Zygoptera) is an insect in the Order Odonata. Damselflies are similar to dragonflies, but the adults can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most damselflies are held along, and parallel to, the body when at rest. Furthermore, the hindwing of the damselfly is essentially similar to the forewing, while the hindwing of the dragonfly broadens near the base, caudal to the connecting point at the body. Damselflies are also usually smaller, weaker fliers than dragonflies, and their eyes are separated. Damselflies undergo incomplete metamorphosis, with an aquatic nymphal stage. The female lays eggs in water, sometimes in underwater vegetation, or high in trees in bromeliads and other water-filled cavities. Nymphs are carnivorous, feeding on daphnia, mosquito larvae, and various other small aquatic organisms. The gills of damselfly nymphs are large and external, resembling three fins at the end of the abdomen. After moulting several times, the winged adult emerges and eats flies, mosquitoes, and other small insects. Some of the larger tropical species are known to feed on spiders, hovering near the web and plucking the spider from its nest. (wiki) / NikonD300 w/ 105mm
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder by JuliaWright

Best Viewed Large All Rights Reserved / @ Julia Wright / Featured in Butterflies, Skippers, Moths and other Winged insects group Can anyone tell me the name of this bug…found him in the ground under a tree! / Thanks to the lovely Kindi Smith for identifying this bug / as a Weevil….I think most likely a ground or root weevil / as that is where I found him in the ground under a tree!
SWEET TREAT by ldeiter78

7/6/09 ~ Featured in Butterflies, Skippers, Moths and Other Winged Insects – Thank you! / . / A Monarch Butterfly having a sweet treat – snacking on the Butterfly Weed in my garden. Taken 7/5/09, Clarks Valley, PA / . Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi / F stop: F/5.6 Exposure: 1/200 sec. Focal length: 300.0 mm / Flash: flash fired, Shutter speed (Tv): 7.6
winged dragon by Tamara Cornell

Daintree rainforest, North Queensland, Australia. March 2008. Featured in the Queensland group; June 2009.
Acid Flashback ! by robkal

This hoverfly has a bad trip, all the way back to the late ‘60’s ! (Windsor, CT. )
The Butterfly by Gouzelka

Made this shot in Russia / / /
The Classic Lady ( Ladybug Series ) by Carla Jensen

Another in the Ladybug Series! This is the little lady that had saved from the swimming pool!! I decided to work on a few more of the images I had of her from that day. This was taken at my home in Odessa, Texas with a Panasonic FZ50 The Classic Lady ( Ladybug Series ) / This was Featured in > The AW Group! 06/28/2009 / This was Featured in the > Butterflies,Skippers, Moths and Other Winged Insects! 06/29/2009 / This was Featured in >The Ladybugs Group! 07/01/2009 / The Classic Lady 2 ( Ladybug Series ) In Black and White /
Flutterby by lorilee

There were lots of these butterflies on some thistle blossoms in a ditch along a country road in northeast Iowa. My little nieces have always called butterlies, flutterbies – - – that’s where I came up with the title.
Thaos Swallowtail by Richard Rushton

Thaos Swallowtail Butterfly. Scottsdale, Arizona.
Happy Hopper by Kelly Cavanaugh

Featured in Butterflies, Skippers, Moths, & Other Winged Insects – June 2009 / Featured in Insects, Bugs, and Creepy Crawlies – June 2009

Recent Work

The Dragonfly by Alexandria Melville

Koh Samui, Thailand
Floating by LilMissTinkk

Framed Frames, anyone interested in larger image should leave me a message
Orange Pincushion (Leucospermum Cordifolium) Protea & friend by Adrian Paul

This image was taken in King’s Park Perth, Western Australia. I was initially attracted to the exotic African flower and then spied the bee, which very patiently waited while I set up my camera. After one shot he flew away! Habit: Rounded shrub to 2m across / Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive / Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower / Flowers: August – January / Pollinator: Birds / Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering / Seed dispersal: Ants / Seed storage: Underground in ants nests / Rarity status: Not threatened / Habitat: Acidic sandy soils: 30-500m / Distribution: Agulhas from Kogelberg to Bredasdorp (South Africa) Camera Nikon D80. Lens Nikon Macro 70-200 VR zoom. No filter. WINNER OF THE FLOWERS CHALLENGE IN THE RETIRED AND HAPPY GROUP FEATURED in PROTEAS AND FRIENDS FEATURED IN PROTEAS, LEUCADENDRON, LEUCOSPERMUM, OROTHAMNUS & SERRURIA
Fritillary 12 by Brenda Loveless

Gulf Fritillary Butterfly on Pickerel Weed, an aquatic plant
For Samee, My Sister by Luke and Katie Thurlby

Photo taken by Katie at Mt. Annan Botanic Gardens, Sydney Canon EOS 450D Camera and 50mm Canon Macro Lens Post production including addition of text and textures done using Photoshop Elements 7.0
Purple Butterflies by Alexandra Felgate

Watercolour pencil and ink on paper 2009 Featured in Creative Cards group July 2009
British Butterflies by Sharon Perrett

Created in GIMP, a selection of Gatekeeper and Large White images. Text created at
Untitled by suzyque

Captured at Cape Gloucester Eco Resort, Qld.
Little Brown Butterfly by Colleen Drew

Copyright © Colleen G. Drew

About This Group

For all those wonderful creatures that just bring a smile to ones face and a light sense of the joy of living. This group is to showcase the delicate beauties like Butterflies, Skippers, Moths, or other winged Insects of the like. Feel free to upload images and clothing concerning our winged friends.

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Cheers
Ken

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