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Common Rose Mud Puddling


Common Rose Mud Puddling
Photo Information
Copyright: Satya Mishra (kunusatyabbsr) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 12 W: 2 N: 95] (432)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-09-03
Categories: Insects
Camera: Cannon EOS Rebel XTi, Canon 100 - 400 L IS USM
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-09-03 2:15
Viewed: 645
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Common Rose (Atrophaneura (Pachliopta) aristolochiae) is a swallowtail butterfly belonging to the Pachliopta subgenus, the Roses, of the genus Atrophaneura or Red-bodied Swallowtails. It is a common butterfly which is extensively distributed across South and South East Asia.

Description
The Upperside of male is velvety black.

Fore wing with well-marked pale adnervular streaks on the discal area that do not reach the terminal margin, the latter broadly velvety black; the streaks beyond end of cell extended inwards into its apex.

Hind wing with elongate white discal markings in interspaces 2-5 beyond the cell.

In dry-weather specimens these markings are very short and do not nearly reach the bases of the interspaces; beyond these a curved series of subterminal lunular markings in interspaces 1 to 7 dull crimson irrorated with black scales, the spot in interspace 1 large, irregular, diffuse, margined interiorly with white.

Female is similar the males; they differs from the male only in the comparatively broader wings and this is most conspicuous in the fore wing.

Taken with my 100-400mm lens handheld.
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Hi Satya Babu,
A nice capture of this common rose butterfly mud puddling. Very well composed with sharp details and a nice POV. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Mud puddling is one butterfly activity I have seen only through the images posted on TN, Satya. I have still to see one with my own eyes.
This magnificent butterfly which I too shot for the first time in Goa recently looks beautiful in this shot. The point of view is such that we have a fine view of its lovely wings and also of its rose pink abdomen.
Thanks for sharing this wonderful image and best regards.

Merhaba Satya,çok güzel bir kelebek.Toprak üzerinde belirgin renklere sahip olması,dikkat çekiciliğini artırmış.Renkler ve kompozisyon çok iyi,ellerine sağlık :)

Satya,
Awesome shot!
Love the sharpness and the POV you've chosen!
Goldy

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5579] (18518)
  • [2008-09-05 23:33]

Hi satya,
Fantastic image of this mud-puddling Common Rose and you know for sure I desparately I have been searching this one for long. Lovely colours and details and I like your low POV to capture this image. Thanks for sharing this fine image.
Sumon

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