Buckeye – Americana Collection
A Buckeye Junonia coenia feeds in a patch of Asteraceae under sunny skies.
camera: Nikon D500 | lens: AF Nikkor VR 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED
focal length: 450mm | exposure: f/9 – 1/2500 – iso 800
This image has been verified and accepted in the photographic library of the Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) project. A sighting details page for this butterfly is available at the BAMONA web site: https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org.
Viceroy – Americana Collection
A Viceroy Limenitis archippus visits a Small White Aster Symphyotrichum racemosum in a wildflower patch under overcast skies on a chilly morning. This butterfly is native to North America and the State Butterfly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
camera: Nikon D500 | lens: AF Nikkor VR 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED
focal length: 450mm | exposure: f/5.6 – 1/1600th second – ISO 1600
Viceroy – Americana Collection
A Viceroy Limenitis archippus visits a Small White Aster Symphyotrichum racemosum in a wildflower patch under overcast skies on a chilly morning. This butterfly is native to North America and the State Butterfly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
camera: Nikon D500 | lens: AF Nikkor VR 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED
focal length: 450mm | exposure: f/5.6 – 1/1600th second – ISO 1600
