Common swallowtail (egg) (Papilio machaon)  - Mikromak & TS Robusto 160
Common swallowtail (egg) (Papilio machaon) - this is deposited rapidly with the female barely alighting on the food plants utilising the MicroMak 90mm proble lens which has astonishing depth of field and sharpness (in this case fennel) Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Italy


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Crab spider (Thomisus onustus) ♀︎
Patton's Tiger ( Hyphoraia testudinaria) ♂
Common Swallowtail, (Papilio machaon) life-cycle,
Common Swallowtail, (Papilio machaon) life-cycle,
Mouse-eared chickweed (Cerastium vulgatum).
Borage (Borago officinalis)
Borage (Borago officinalis)
California poppy variety (Eschscholzia californica) used for tests utilising the MicroMak 25mm proble lens
California poppy variety (Eschscholzia californica) used for tests utilising the MicroMak 25mm proble lens
Crab spider (Thomisus onustus) ♀︎
Checkered beetle (Trichodes alvearius
Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) an insect mimic and the only one of the genus that is self-pollinated.
Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) an insect mimic and the only one of the genus that is self-pollinated.
The oak hawk (Marumba quercus )
The oak hawk (Marumba quercus )