Moth or Butterfly? (sooc)

I had taken lots of photos of the 'usual' white and red admiral butterflies but then found this unusual orange one on a thistle flower. Loved his large eye and the soft colour of his wings.
Best seen large for details if you have time!

@khirsch has kindly informed me that this is a Large Skipper Moth, so now I know!
Thanks Karin

[Kelly]

Wow -- Incredible macro! What great focus, and love the colors!

[Shepherdman's Wife]

@yellowdog Thanks Kelly

[Hope D Jennings]

Great macro!I know how tiny these little butterflies are!

[Shepherdman's Wife]

@mzzhope yes, he wasn't very big and didn't stay long. He would be about 1/3 size of cabbage white, but more sleek looking.

[Paul King]

I don't know but the detai al colours are so superb ott can only be one thing - fav

[Shepherdman's Wife]

@paul2782 Wow, thanksPaul, that's worth a lot coming from you as you're photos are so fantastic!

[Sue Wilde]

Just beautiful. LOve the detail and the shallow DoF. Faved

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Thank you so much for the fave Sue. Glad you like it. I wasn't sure if I needed more dof or not but I guess it does work from the comments that I'm getting 😄

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

wonderful shot

[Shepherdman's Wife]

@ziggy77 thank you

[April]

Wonderful focus on that eye. Love the orange/purple combination.

[🐞Lucy Dolittle]

My daughter always says moths are butterflies without makeup. I think it is something to do with how they hold their wings. I have seen these too, really big eyes. This is super

[Paul King]

@shepherdmanswife todays has similarities to your mine was one very hurried capture I'm afraid but this is stunning and well worth the fav

[Trudi]

Such a beautiful shot!

[Kitti Nelson]

Amazingly detailed capture and superb dof!

[Shepherdman's Wife]

@lucypics your daughter is probably right @aecasey so do I thanks @paul2782 yours is lovely too. Thanks @truedee @kittikat thank you all for your kind connents☀

[Karin Hirsch]

Beautiful shot, fantastic shot I'm qiet certrain its a Large Skipper, they have awfully big eyes, compare yourself: http://365project.org/khirsch/365/2013-07-17

[Shepherdman's Wife]

@khirsch You're right, it's the same as the one you took of a Large Skipper. Thank you

[Ramona Ilie]

beautiful capture!

[Jake]

wonderful macro

[GiGi]

Wow, whatever he is he looks 3d stunning popping macro

[Ness Santvoort]

great capture,

[Debbie Christoff]

What an incredible capture! fav

[Lisa]

stunning fave

[Shepherdman's Wife]

@ramonailie @soren @gigiz @ness50 @corgimom @nanalisarocks glad you all liked it😊