Butterfly collection

[log1t3ch]

some of my shots at butterflies for the last few months
need some help to id a few, cant seem to tell them apart from the checklist.
pls correct me if i got their names wrong

1. need help to ID


2. common posy


3. Malay Viscount


4. Dark Glassy Tiger

[log1t3ch]

5. Common Grass Yellow, 宽边黄粉蝶


6. Cycad Blue


7. Leopard


8. Common Caerulean, 锡冷雅灰蝶 or Jamides malaccanus malaccanus (Soldier Caerulean) not too sure


9. Ciliate Blue

[log1t3ch]

10. Cycad Blue


11 Chocolate Pansy


12 Cruiser


some cnc would be nice
all shot using a tamron 90mm and some stacked with a tele converter
would be nice if i had a 180mm =P

[tchuanye]

I like #6 very much. Abit brighter may be better.

I am lousy at butt shots, and you are able to get so many....good for you! There are some motion blur and the wings for some are not that sharp.

[night86mare]

leopard

for the smaller butts, not so sure.. wait for bluesteel to come in. if he doesn't, then pm him to ask for id

[log1t3ch]

Originally Posted by tchuanye I like #6 very much. Abit brighter may be better. I am lousy at butt shots, and you are able to get so many....good for you! There are some motion blur and the wings for some are not that sharp.

thanks!
yeah the shutter speed is very low when when i first started out. and with a 2X tele its very hardd to focus and hold it steady.
still learning how to do it correctly.

[log1t3ch]

Originally Posted by night86mare leopard for the smaller butts, not so sure.. wait for bluesteel to come in. if he doesn't, then pm him to ask for id

thanks!
couldnt find it in the checklist until u mentioned it =D
much appreciated =P

[night86mare]

Originally Posted by log1t3ch thanks! couldnt find it in the checklist until u mentioned it =D much appreciated =P

np, i've shot it before, that's why i remember

shot at ah? they have a lot of those. in any case, not sure what setup you are using, but try to place the wings parallel to your sensor.. makes for easier composition.. but that's not the only way to do it, of course.

lighting looks pretty fine to me, though could do with some levelling to improve overall brightness.. though that is subjective to personal taste.

[log1t3ch]

Originally Posted by night86mare np, i've shot it before, that's why i remember shot at ah? they have a lot of those. in any case, not sure what setup you are using, but try to place the wings parallel to your sensor.. makes for easier composition.. but that's not the only way to do it, of course. lighting looks pretty fine to me, though could do with some levelling to improve overall brightness.. though that is subjective to personal taste.

yeah i know about the parallel thing. i try to get to that angle. but sometimes they move and turn and u dont really get a true 90 degrees with the details especially when u shoot at a big aperture.
yes shot at AH =D dont remember seeing much. and i hardly see them land =\
somehow the butts at macritchie seems to be easier to shoot.
my set up is usually tamron 90mm macro (used to do it with a 2x tele) but now i rather try to sneak up to them. with a sigma macro flash (dont really like the effect) sometimes i holdd it above the butterfly, the shadows look nicer that way

[FujiS2]

let me try to id, hope I get them right

1. Common Caerulean (most likely if you shot this in our nature reserved)
2. Most likely a Common Posy & not Pygmy Posy
4. I assume your #4 & #4a are the same butterfly, they're Blue Glassy Tiger
6. Cycad Blue
7. Leopard
8. You got it right
9. Ciliate Blue
10. Cycad Blue, same as #6
11. Chocolate Pansy
12. Cruiser

[log1t3ch]

Originally Posted by FujiS2 let me try to id, hope I get them right 1. Common Caerulean (most likely if you shot this in our nature reserved) 2. Most likely a Common Posy & not Pygmy Posy 4. I assume your #4 & #4a are the same butterfly, they're Blue Glassy Tiger 6. Cycad Blue 7. Leopard 8. You got it right 9. Ciliate Blue 10. Cycad Blue, same as #6 11. Chocolate Pansy 12. Cruiser

thanks!

[log1t3ch]

Adding to the collection (i hope i got all the names right)

Mycalesis mineus macromalayana (Dark Brand Bush Brown)


Lexias canescens pardalina


Tagiades gana gana (Large Snow Flat)


Cethosia hypsea hypsina (Malay Lacewing)


Eurema simulatrix tecmessa

[log1t3ch]

Eurema sari sodalis (Chocolate Grass Yellow)

[log1t3ch]

updating... from AHBT yesterday, didnt bring my flash =\

Elymnias hypermnestra agina (Common Palmfly)


Ideopsis vulgaris macrina (Blue Glassy Tiger)


Papilio memnon agenor (Great Mormon)


not too sure what this guy is. hes quite huge.. about the dia. of my thumb (slightly bigger i think)

[excelglsi]

Bro nice 1 ... Can share how u managed to shoot so many butts? For 1 I cant even shot1... Wat color of clothing suitable foe butts shooting? thanks

[log1t3ch]

Originally Posted by excelglsi Bro nice 1 ... Can share how u managed to shoot so many butts? For 1 I cant even shot1... Wat color of clothing suitable foe butts shooting? thanks

by right should wear dull colours but i usually wear white due to the extreme heat in singapore =\
most of the time they are feeding or resting then i can get close enough.

[m00nman26]

Nice attempts!
Need to watch the angles and background a little =)
and no. 2 is a common posy, not pygmy.
the id of Lexias canescens pardalina is most likely a female archduke Lexias pardalis dirteana

[log1t3ch]

Originally Posted by m00nman26 Nice attempts! Need to watch the angles and background a little =) and no. 2 is a common posy, not pygmy. the id of Lexias canescens pardalina is most likely a female archduke Lexias pardalis dirteana

thanks =D
yeah the angles are really hard to get sometimes =\

[log1t3ch]

updating the list again

Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe (Mottled Emigrant) <--- correct me if i am wrong. but this is the best match i can find in the checklist


Ypthima baldus newboldi (Common Five Ring)

[sumball]

This is a Lemon Emigrant. Many forms for this species.

Your butterflies shots are getting better but I find that there are rooms for improvement especially the exposures.

Keep it up and hope to see more from you.

Regards
CM

Originally Posted by log1t3ch updating the list again Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe (Mottled Emigrant) <--- correct me if i am wrong. but this is the best match i can find in the checklist