Art in Nature 443.

Island Bluetail. Photographed in Malta. Just like a modelOn the catwalk to impressAdorned with jewels. Haiku 396.

Insects Photo Click 45: Brown Hairstreak.

Thecla betulae The Brown Hairstreak is distributed in most of the Palearctic. There are six recognized subspecies. It prefers habitats such as hedges, scrub, and wood edges with large prominent trees. It is a very peculiar butterfly, as it spends most of the time high in the tree canopy, especially at the tops of prime...

Insects Photo Click 4: African Monarch

Danaus chrysippus The African Monarch also called, Plain Tiger and African Queen, is a widespread species found in Asia, Australia and Africa. It is a regular migrant to Southern Europe, including the Maltese Islands, and is doing so, in ever increasing numbers. Like many of the species in this subfamily, Danainae, the caterpillars feed on...

Art in Nature 417.

Niobe Fritillary. Photographed in Mongolia. Life is beautiful You just need to look aroundOpen your eyes, see. Haiku 370.

Insects Photo Click 24: Red Helen.

Papilio helenus The Red Helen is a large Swallowtail Butterfly found in damp forests of southern India, Sri Lanka and parts of southeast Asia. It is commonly met with flying along paths in damp forests, such as the ones depicted in this post, which I photographed in Sri Lanka. They flap their wings with deep...

Art in Nature 399.

Eastern Bath White. Photographed in Malta. A flutter of wingsA quick sip of sweet nectarAnd away it goes. Haiku 352.

Art in Nature 394.

Violet dropwing. Photographed in Malta. Complex Geometry Morphological wonderSupreme predator. Haiku 347.

Insects Photo Click 52: Brown Pansy.

Junonia hedonia zelima The Brown Pansy is a butterfly distributed in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia. It has a typical Junonia species, flight pattern, characterised with lots of gliding. Typically, several individuals congregate together in one location. Under sunny conditions, they have the habit of landing on a perch, flap their wings and...

Insects Photo Click 12: Red- veined Darter.

Sympetrum fonscolombii The Red-veined Darter is a common and widespread dragonfly. It can be found in central and southern Europe including most Mediterranean islands, North Africa, the Middle East, Mongolia, south-western Asia, including the Indian Subcontinent, the Indian Ocean Islands and Sri Lanka. In Europe it is resident in the south of its range, but...

Insects Photo Click 47: Blue Hawker.

Aeshna cyanea The Blue Hawker is one of the most common and most widespread dragonflies in Europe. It is distributed in the West Palearctic and covers a large part of Europe up to Scotland and southern Scandinavia in the North, down south to parts of Italy and the northern Balkans, west up to Ireland and...