Butterfly Scales

Moth Wing Fringe Scales in Late Afternoon Snow in near Naha

Moth Wing Fringe Scales in Late Afternoon Snow

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 · near Naha

 Butterfly Wing Scales Dawn Reed Bed in at the edge of a reed bed near Tainan

Butterfly Wing Scales Dawn Reed Bed

Olympus OM-10 · at the edge of a reed bed near Tainan

 Butterfly Wing Macro on Rainy Zhengzhou Metal in across a rain-beaded metal surface in Zhengzhou

Butterfly Wing Macro on Rainy Zhengzhou Metal

iPhone 14 Pro · across a rain-beaded metal surface in Zhengzhou

 Butterfly Scales Microscope Slide Sunset in at an engineering workbench in Cabinda

Butterfly Scales Microscope Slide Sunset

Nikon FE2 · at an engineering workbench in Cabinda

 Moth Wing Scales in Dappled Dry Season Light in in Paraná

Moth Wing Scales in Dappled Dry Season Light

Nikon D810 · in Paraná

 Iridescent Butterfly Wing in Amber Winter Light in near Yerevan

Iridescent Butterfly Wing in Amber Winter Light

Voigtlander Bessa R · near Yerevan

 Iridescent Butterfly Wing Scales Jimma Ridge in on a wind-scoured ridge near Jimma

Iridescent Butterfly Wing Scales Jimma Ridge

Leica M (Typ 240) · on a wind-scoured ridge near Jimma

 Neon Butterfly Wing on Lichen Bark Twilight in on lichen-covered bark in Nanchang

Neon Butterfly Wing on Lichen Bark Twilight

Canon EOS 7D Mark II · on lichen-covered bark in Nanchang

 Butterfly Wing Scale Mosaic Silhouette in at the edge of a reed bed in Asturias

Butterfly Wing Scale Mosaic Silhouette

Sony Xperia 1 V · at the edge of a reed bed in Asturias

 Iridescent Butterfly Wing Scales Macro Malindi Reed Bed in at the edge of a reed bed near Malindi

Iridescent Butterfly Wing Scales Macro Malindi Reed Bed

Nikon D700 · at the edge of a reed bed near Malindi

 Butterfly Wing Macro Detail in Split Seed Pod in inside a seed pod split open near Mosul

Butterfly Wing Macro Detail in Split Seed Pod

Leica M5 · inside a seed pod split open near Mosul

 Butterflyfish Feeding on Coral Polyps in across a rain-beaded metal surface near Mombasa

Butterflyfish Feeding on Coral Polyps

Minolta XD-7 · across a rain-beaded metal surface near Mombasa

 Microscope Turret View of Butterfly Scales in at a microscopy bench in Kenitra

Microscope Turret View of Butterfly Scales

Leica M2 · at a microscopy bench in Kenitra

 Moth Wing Scales and Tears in Spring Rain Liguria in in Liguria

Moth Wing Scales and Tears in Spring Rain Liguria

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III · in Liguria

 Moth Compound Eye Dusted with Pollen Near Thies in beside a tidal inlet near Thies

Moth Compound Eye Dusted with Pollen Near Thies

Leica M11 · beside a tidal inlet near Thies

 Butterfly Scale Slide in Kuwait Lab Light in in a bright laboratory near Kuwait City

Butterfly Scale Slide in Kuwait Lab Light

Canon EOS 5D · in a bright laboratory near Kuwait City

 Moth Wing Fringe Scales in Coastal Glare in beside a tidal inlet near Ica

Moth Wing Fringe Scales in Coastal Glare

Canon EOS R100 · beside a tidal inlet near Ica

 Copper Light on Coiled Butterfly Proboscis in along a game trail in Zambia

Copper Light on Coiled Butterfly Proboscis

Canon T90 · along a game trail in Zambia

 Moth Wing Fringe Scales in Autumn Rain in along a game trail near Mashhad

Moth Wing Fringe Scales in Autumn Rain

iPhone XS Max · along a game trail near Mashhad

 Moth Wing Edge with Floating Tropical Fish in beside a tidal inlet near Nagpur

Moth Wing Edge with Floating Tropical Fish

Google Pixel 8 Pro · beside a tidal inlet near Nagpur

 Moth Wing Scales Over Algerian Glacial Stream in above a glacial stream in Algeria

Moth Wing Scales Over Algerian Glacial Stream

Sony a6000 · above a glacial stream in Algeria

 Dragonfly Compound Eye Facets Glowing in Winter Drizzle in beside a tidal inlet in Kansas

Dragonfly Compound Eye Facets Glowing in Winter Drizzle

Minolta X-700 · beside a tidal inlet in Kansas

 Iridescent Butterfly Wing Frost Mountain in near Gyumri

Iridescent Butterfly Wing Frost Mountain

Canon EOS 650D · near Gyumri

 Idaho Moth Wing Scales Late Spring Afternoon in along a game trail in Idaho

Idaho Moth Wing Scales Late Spring Afternoon

Nikon D4 · along a game trail in Idaho

 Butterfly Proboscis Coiled on Hiroshima Ridge in on a wind-scoured ridge near Hiroshima

Butterfly Proboscis Coiled on Hiroshima Ridge

Canon New F-1 · on a wind-scoured ridge near Hiroshima

 Coiled Proboscis Butterfly in Late Autumn Light in at the edge of a reed bed in New Brunswick

Coiled Proboscis Butterfly in Late Autumn Light

Pentax Spotmatic · at the edge of a reed bed in New Brunswick

 Moth Wing Edge Fringe Scales Midnight Latvia in in Latvia

Moth Wing Edge Fringe Scales Midnight Latvia

Samsung Galaxy S22 · in Latvia

 Butterflyfish Feeding on Coral Polyps in Mombasa in on dew-soaked moss in Mombasa

Butterflyfish Feeding on Coral Polyps in Mombasa

Sony Alpha 900 · on dew-soaked moss in Mombasa

 Butterflyfish Feeding on Coral Under Fluorescent Light in across a rain-beaded metal surface in Salvador

Butterflyfish Feeding on Coral Under Fluorescent Light

Canon EOS 750D · across a rain-beaded metal surface in Salvador

 Silhouetted Butterfly Proboscis Coiled Spiral Against Noon Light in along a game trail near Antalya

Silhouetted Butterfly Proboscis Coiled Spiral Against Noon Light

Leica III · along a game trail near Antalya

 Giant Silk Moth on Guangdong Screen Door in in Guangdong

Giant Silk Moth on Guangdong Screen Door

iPhone 13 mini · in Guangdong

 Iridescent Butterfly Wing at Saint-Marc Dawn in near Saint-Marc

Iridescent Butterfly Wing at Saint-Marc Dawn

Google Pixel 7 · near Saint-Marc

 Biologist Tagging Monarch Wings Winter Twilight in on a wind-scoured research platform in Bavaria

Biologist Tagging Monarch Wings Winter Twilight

iPhone 15 Pro Max · on a wind-scoured research platform in Bavaria

 Butterflyfish Feed on Coral at Mombasa Dawn in across a rain-beaded metal surface in Mombasa

Butterflyfish Feed on Coral at Mombasa Dawn

Fujifilm X-E1 · across a rain-beaded metal surface in Mombasa

 Horsefly Compound Eye Macro in Lamplight in on lichen-covered bark in Chiclayo

Horsefly Compound Eye Macro in Lamplight

Nikon FM10 · on lichen-covered bark in Chiclayo

 Biologist Tagging Monarch Wings Sharjah in on a wind-scoured research platform near Sharjah

Biologist Tagging Monarch Wings Sharjah

Yashica MAT-124G · on a wind-scoured research platform near Sharjah

 Butterflyfish Feeding on Moss in Candlelit Room in on dew-soaked moss in Rio de Janeiro

Butterflyfish Feeding on Moss in Candlelit Room

Hasselblad X1D · on dew-soaked moss in Rio de Janeiro

 Monarch Wing Tagging at Waikiki Field Station in at a remote field station in Waikiki, Honolulu

Monarch Wing Tagging at Waikiki Field Station

Pentax K1000 · at a remote field station in Waikiki, Honolulu

 Frost Covered Butterfly Wing Georgia Dawn in in Georgia

Frost Covered Butterfly Wing Georgia Dawn

Nikon D90 · in Georgia

 Entomologist Pinning Specimens in Naha Drawer in in Naha

Entomologist Pinning Specimens in Naha Drawer

Pentax K-70 · in Naha