Photography by Peppy Doggett
Common Blue on False Yellowhead blossoms
Photographed in the meadow near Villa Ndio on 26 September 2025
Camera: Sony A7R3a — ILCE-7rm3a
Lens: Zeiss Batis 135mm f2.8
Settings: f/4.5, 1/3200 sec., ISO-400, 135mm
About this butterfly
Code: R3250927b
Clouded Yellow Butterfly
Photographed near Villa Ndio on 26 September 2025
Camera: Sony A7R3a
Lens: Zeiss Batis 135mm f2.8
Settings: f/2.8, 1/8000 sec., ISO-400, 135mm
Code: A7R3250926
Painted Lady Butterfly
Photographed on 23 August 2025 by a traffic circle near Villa Ndio
Camera: Sony A7RM2 — ILCE-7RM2
Lens: Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VC VXD
Settings: f/5.6, 1/2000 sec., ISO-500, 180mm
About this butterfly:
Code: A7250823
Grizzle Skipper
Photographed by the traffic circle near Villa Ndio on 30 August 2025
Camera: Sony A7M3A — ILCE-7RM3A
Lens: Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VC VXD
Settings: f/4.5, 1/6400 sec., ISO-800, 180mm
About the butterfly:
Code: R73250830
Spotted Fritillary
Photographed on 31 August 2025 in the MIP gardens, Mouans-Sartoux, France
Camera: Sony A7RM3a — ILCE-R7M3a
Lens: Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD
Settings: f/4, 1/8000 sec., ISO-800
About this butterfly:
Code: R32508312
Painted Lady
Photographed 24 June 2025
Camera: ILCE-7RM3A Sony A7RM3A
Lens: Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD
Settings: f/2.8, 1/ 8000 sec., ISO-400, 180mm
Code: R3250624
Marbled White Butterfly
12 June 2023
Camera: Sony A7R3a
Lens: Tamron 70-180mm
Settings: f/4, 1/1000 sec., ISO-125, 180mm
Code: A3120623
Bath White Butterfly
Photographed in the meadow close to Villa Ndio
10 June 2023
Camera: Sony DSC RX10M3
Settings: f/5.6, 1/500 sec, 600mm ISO-125
Code: R100623
11 June 2022
Camera: Sony A7R2
Lens: Tamron70-180mm
Settings: f/4, 1/4000 sec., ISO-400, 180mm
Code: A2110622
Plebejus Argus Butterfly in the Meadow near Villa Ndio
Photographed on 26 May 2022
Camera: Sony A7Rii
Lens: Tamron FE 70-180 mm F/2.8 Di III VXD
Settings: f/8, 1/1000 sec, ISO-400, 180mm
Code: A220526