Cabbage White butterflies (Pieris rapae) may look very ordinary at first glance, but when you look more closely, you find that they have amazingly beautiful, green speckled eyes.
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June 30, 2013 by Mike Powell
Cabbage White butterflies (Pieris rapae) may look very ordinary at first glance, but when you look more closely, you find that they have amazingly beautiful, green speckled eyes.
© Michael Q. Powell. All rights reserved
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 | 9 Comments
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So true. I have often been amazed at what I saw when I got in close. That eye is remarkable.
Details–it’s so often about the details.
Indeed they do, I takes awhile to pin one down to get a shot though, they are somewhat jittery 🙂 always worth the effort
“Somewhat jittery” is an understatement. They drive me a little crazy chasing after them, hoping they will eventually choose to land on something photogenic.
I was just getting some shots of this one yesterday but hadn’t noticed the eyes. Thanks for pointing them out, Mike.
I am glad to see that I am not the only one taking photos of these little guys. A lot of folks think they are some kind of moths, but they have a lot of wonderful details if you can get in close (which is a real challenge most of the time).
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Thanks for the mention. That was a beautiful shot of a Cabbage White too.
It’s probably a good thing you took us on this tour before the additional rain. The photo of the mushroom was extremely interesting.