Light through butterfly wing

by Yves Langlois from Sherbrooke CA on 06 Mar 2026

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I love the glowing colours of butterfly wings lighted from behind. (taken july 2025)

Camera: ILCE-7RM4A
Focal: 400 mm
Shutter speed: 0.0004 sec
Aperture: f/ 7.1

tagged: butterfly glowing colours animal insect invertebrate monarch pollinator arthropod monarch_butterfly lepidoptera wing viceroy terrestrial_animal

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Debra Plett posted 2026-03-12 8:46am

Great lighting and composition Yves. The green tuft of grass I. The corner adds nice COLOR to the background and the butterfly looks so beautiful taking in the warmth of the sunshine.

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perkyleb posted 2026-03-07 9:54am

I love this light too, Yves. Also, that the butterfly is not in the center of the photo...gives it more interest, I think. Just FYI for everyone....this is NOT a Monarch. It is a Viceroy butterfly...a mimic of the Monarch.

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