Cabbage White on lavender

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Cabbage White on lavender

June 8, 2013 by Mike Powell

One of my neighbors, fellow blogger Cindy Dyer, now has lavender blooming in her garden. It smells wonderful and this Cabbage White butterfly (Pieris rapae) seemed to be really enjoying it earlier this afternoon.

Posted in Butterflies, Flowers, Gardening, Insects, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography | Tagged Alexandria VA, butterfly, Cabbage White, Cabbage White butterfly, Canon 100mm macro lens, Canon Rebel XT, lavender, Pieris rapae | 8 Comments

8 Responses

on June 8, 2013 at 4:15 pm | Reply Hannah Sterry

I love the detail in the wings! Rarely get to see them so close up! 🙂
- on June 8, 2013 at 4:24 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. Normally these little white butterflies keep moving and it’s tough to get a shot, but this one seemed to like the lavender so much that it let me get close enough to get a decent shot with my 100mm macro lens.
on June 8, 2013 at 4:18 pm | Reply nhillgarthnaturalist

nice photo!
- on June 8, 2013 at 4:22 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. Photo opportunities like this keep me returning to my neighbor’s garden often.
on June 8, 2013 at 9:55 pm | Reply Charlie@Seattle Trekker

Butterflys are such exceptionally beautiful creatures. I love the detail on your Cabbage White butterfly photo.
- on June 8, 2013 at 11:21 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Charlie. I was happy that the butterfly was in the shade a bit, which helped me to keep from blowing out the details in the white body.
on June 9, 2013 at 12:02 am | Reply lylekrahn

Striking colours on a nice shot.
on June 9, 2013 at 8:41 am | Reply New Hampshire Gardener

Nice macro!