Cabbage White butterflies (Pieris rapae) are small and skittish and you probably don’t pay much attention to them—you might even think that they are merely moths. If you look closely, though, you’ll discover that they have beautiful, speckled green eyes.
I love the way that a macro lens reveals amazing details that are there, but that we never see or simply take for granted. I took these photos yesterday during a brief trip to Green Spring Gardens, a wonderful, county-run historic garden not far from where I live.
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Great photos, Mike. They really do have amazing eyes. And I’ve always been fascinated how some species land with wings open whereas others, like these, land with wings closed. Green Spring Gardens is one of the local parks I haven’t visited yet but need to.
Thanks, Todd. There are lots of flowers in bloom at Green Spring right now–it’s definitely worth a visit.