Although butterflies are beautiful, many of them can only stay in their adult stage around a week, which means before we can fully absorb and appreciate the brilliant coloring and patterning of their wings, they are gone. Hence, people usually them describe fleeting beauty. Because their short life cycle, it is hard to capture them at their most beautiful time. Self-taught photographer / biology student Adam Gor managed to do that. Specializing in macro nature photography, his travels have taken him across the country to capture a longer glimpse of these fleeting creatures.
Plebejus argus
Danaus plexippus
Papilio glaucus
Callosamia promethea
Charaxes jasius
Euphydryas maturna
Lycaena virgaureae
Callophrys rubi
Papilio glaucus
Nymphalis xanthomelas