Hidden treasure

Photographer Linden Gledhill isn’t content to photographing butterflies and moths in all their glory. He aims his lens at the he microscopic scales of their wings. The results are breathtaking.
Here’s Hypolimnas dexithea, or the Madagascar diadem. Hypolimnas dexithea Hypolimnas dexithea
Here is Papilio lormieri, the Central Emperor Swallowtail.

Papilio lormieri Papilio lormieri


This is Precis rhadama, or the Brush-footed Butterfly.

Precis rhadama Precis rhadama


And last, but not least—Argema mittrei, the Comet Moth.

Argema mittrei Argema mittrei wing


Find more of Linden Gledhill’s astounding microscopic photography here.
And look for hidden beauty around you today!
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Published on April 12, 2014 19:21
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