butterfly and friend

[mrtoad]

anyone identify this please...the b'fly

bryher, isles of scilly

 

[Graham]

Small Copper - Female and the friend is a Bee or Wasp, shame you didnt/couldnt get a better shot of that too.
Hers a link to a nice simple site for help
http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/index.php
Hope this helps.

 

[mrtoad]

Small Copper - Female and the friend is a Bee or Wasp, shame you didnt/couldnt get a better shot of that too.
Hers a link to a nice simple site for help
http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/index.php
Hope this helps.

thank you so much...most of what i think are butterflies could be moths
the white one..cabbage variety...is that a moth??
i was using my kit lens 24-45 on a 4/3 sensor at as close as i could go to get the b/f...and rocking on the balls of my feet to get the focus...large f high speed..100 iso..let me check..yes 5.6 at 1/800
maybe i should be thinking of a macro attachment as i love these inner space activity shots
grateful for your comments
cheers
geof

 

[Graham]

There are many varieties of butterflies and moths, some butterflies look like moths but are butterflies, small ones too, look at the skipper butterflies, they are small, easily mistaken as a moth (look on my flickr) . if you decide to try macro, do have fun.