Bunchgrass Skipper?

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 5, 201149 views6 comments

Bunchgrass Skipper, Problema bysus is what it looks like to me but I'm seldom comfortable stating pricise species of butterflies. These and similar small skippers are very active around this flower which I don't know ID. It is a rather common flower sold at nurseries and bet someone knows immediately the ID

E-5, 50mm F2 macro
1/1000 sec @ F5, -0.7 EV
flash off
ISO 200
manual focus
tripod
approx 50% of FF

Large view provided

Always appreciate you comments and suggestions

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Steve Canuel on September 5, 2011 at 4:34 PM

Nice and sharp. The skipper really pops off the screen and the flower has just the right amount of a sharpness contrast.

Registered on September 12, 2010, 53 Posts, 660 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 5, 2011 at 6:15 PM

Both flower and butterfly look great to me Charlie, nice sharpness, I can't help you with the ID

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on September 6, 2011 at 12:37 AM

Looks good, Charlie. In fact, the exposure looks right on. My only wish (a small one) would be for the stem on the right to be a little more out of the focus zone, but I am well aware of the difficulties of these situations and there may not have been anything you could have done other than risk a wider aperture.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Sally King on September 6, 2011 at 8:42 AM

I really like the colors of the skipper with the flower. Skippers are hard to ID because so many look so similar. For that you could try bugguide.net. They are wonderful with all insect id's. Nice IQ on this too.

Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on September 7, 2011 at 12:14 PM

Thanks all for nice comments. I'm happy with this image but as you mention Lon the stem on the right is a bother and I'm going to work on making it disappear.

Registered on April 18, 2011, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 8, 2011 at 6:21 AM

LP looks very good Charlie, nice looking flower perch and sharp.
There are so many different species/variations of these skippers ID is tough unless you're an expert...
Or you have at least an hour to search the net. Good luck with that

Well done

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments