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Macro studies, one step closer

Each plate opens a short series — the subject as you’d meet it, then a step or two closer or further away. Select any frame to move through the set.

A Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) on a white wildflower with a yellow centre.▣ 2No. 28Forager’s HourWestern Honey Bee · Apis melliferaA Garden Commodore (Precis archesia) butterfly with open wings showing an orange-red band and blue-white spots.▣ 2No. 27What the Leaf ConcealsGarden Commodore · Precis archesiaA green Citrus Swallowtail Caterpillar (Papilio demodocus) with false eyespots, clinging to a twig.▣ 2No. 26Garden CamouflageCitrus Swallowtail Caterpillar · Papilio demodocusLooking into a rain-speckled coral-red Mexican Blood Trumpet (Amphilophium buccinatorium) flower.▣ 2No. 25Rainwashed EmberMexican Blood Trumpet · Amphilophium buccinatoriumA Common Geranium Bronze (Cacyreus marshalli) butterfly with fringed brown wings open among leaves.▣ 2No. 24Woodland EmberCommon Geranium Bronze · Cacyreus marshalliA cluster of orange Scarlet Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea) berries among grey-green leaves.▣ 2No. 23Autumn LanternScarlet Firethorn · Pyracantha coccineaA dew-speckled Orange Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) flower open above strap-like leaves.▣ 2No. 22Autumn DaylilyOrange Daylily · Hemerocallis fulvaA red-and-black Seed Bug (Spilostethus pandurus) on an ivy leaf.▣ 2No. 21Rust & IvySeed Bug · Spilostethus pandurusA Hoverfly (Eristalinus taeniops) with striped eyes, seen from above on a glossy leaf.▣ 2No. 20Striped NectarHoverfly · Eristalinus taeniops
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