Green-eyed butterfly

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Green-eyed butterfly

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.

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

9 Responses

on June 30, 2013 at 6:31 pm | Reply lylekrahn

So true. I have often been amazed at what I saw when I got in close. That eye is remarkable.
- on June 30, 2013 at 8:16 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Details–it’s so often about the details.
on July 1, 2013 at 5:53 am | Reply Bruce Ruston

Indeed they do, I takes awhile to pin one down to get a shot though, they are somewhat jittery 🙂 always worth the effort
- on July 1, 2013 at 6:11 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  “Somewhat jittery” is an understatement. They drive me a little crazy chasing after them, hoping they will eventually choose to land on something photogenic.
on July 1, 2013 at 7:01 am | Reply New Hampshire Gardener

I was just getting some shots of this one yesterday but hadn’t noticed the eyes. Thanks for pointing them out, Mike.
- on July 1, 2013 at 7:33 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  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).
on July 3, 2013 at 4:11 am | Reply In Search of False Hellebore Flowers | New Hampshire Garden Solutions

[…] from blossom to blossom. Mike Powell showed an excellent close up of this butterfly recently on his blog that revealed its green speckled eyes. They were quite beautiful-and […]
- on July 3, 2013 at 4:50 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks for the mention. That was a beautiful shot of a Cabbage White too.
on July 3, 2013 at 7:24 am | Reply Judy @ GrandparentsPlus2

It’s probably a good thing you took us on this tour before the additional rain. The photo of the mushroom was extremely interesting.