Lunchtime macro

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I spent lunchtime yesterday taking some macro shots on campus - the warmth had brought a lot of insects out. The breeze was challenging and the light too direct, but it was good to get the first close-ups of the year under my belt.

Female hairy-footed flower bee Anthophora plumipes

Greenbottle Lucilia sp.

Seven-spot ladybird Coccinella septempunctata

This holly blue was supping moisture from a watered flower bed.

Holly blue butterfly Celastrina argiolus

These longhorn moths were swarming - there must have been hundreds bobbing up and down, but they were difficult to get a shot of - this will have to do...

Longhorn moth Adela reaumurella