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I have recently been given a selection of mounted tropical butterflies (around 50 years old) and photographing them in visible and UV. Some interesting results, though not sure how scientifically useful they are. Just like flowers, UV of course is only a third or even a quarter of what the butterfly sees, so I am now working on some multispectral versions, though matching filters to the spectral response is proving tricky! Has anyone here done this? Some butterflies, such as longwings and swallowtails can see quite far into the red end of the spectrum. Interesting that the bright "flash" that we see on some wings disappears in a couple of the species.

 

All images: Nikon D300 full spectrum conversion, with El Nikkor 80mm lens, and Baader U filter. Two "full spectrum" Metz 45 CL1 flashes, "white balanced" in Photo Ninja. !/160th @f/8, 400 ISO.

 

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Battus belus.

 

 

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Panacea prola, underside

 

 

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Papilio aeneas

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A fascinating and useful series, thank you, Adrian. We've all read that butterflies have UV-signatures, so it is very cool to see some.

 

Do you happen to know the location where these tropical specimens were found?

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