My Best Butterfly Photos: Part III

Continuing with some of my favorite Butterfly Photos:

Cabbage White

Cairns Birdwing Male & Female Mating

California Sister

Catepillar

Cecropia Moth

Charaxes

Checkered White

Chinese Oak Silkmoth

Chocolate Pansey

Cairns Birdwing Mating

Yesterday I showed you a pair of Cairns Birdwings. Here they are again, but this time they are mating, female on top, male on bottom.

Cairns Birdwing

Cairns Birdwing

Today's "5" Star Photo is the Cairns Birdwing. It is the largest of the butterflies endemic to Australia. In the photo below the male is on the left and the female is on the right. I like the photo for its detail, its soft background, and because it contains both the male and female:

Cairns Birdwing

Pairs of Two - Two

Second up, two pairs of butterflies:

Male (left) and Female (right) Cairns Birdwing

Male and Female Transandean Cattleheart doing what males and females do when they get together

Butterflies - Part II

More Butterflies from the Tucson Botanical Garden:

Cairns Birdwing (male on left, female on right)

Cairns Birdwing mating

Friar

Citrus Butterfly

Giant Owl Butterfly

Butterfly Magic

Each year from October through March the Tucson Botanical Garden has an exhibit of live tropical butterflies from around the world. Each month a new focus: Asia, Australia, Africa, or Central America. It is a photographer's paradise. 20 to 25 different species each month. The photos above are of  the Cairns Birdwing from Australia. In the top photo the male is on the left (with the green coloring on the underside) the female is on the right. In the second photo, as you can see, they are doing what males and females do when they get together -- male on the bottom this time. If you plan a trip to Tucson anytime between October and March, definitely check out this exhibit. You need to be prepared, though. It is in a   greenhouse with temperatures between 90 and 95 and humidity even higher. So, I always take a hand towel with me. It may also take a few minutes for your camera lens to adjust. But, well worth it. You'll love your photos.