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Mycalesis perseus


Mycalesis perseus
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Copyright: Haraprasan Nayak (haraprasan) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1351 W: 98 N: 3647] (13332)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-16
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon Coolpix E5600
Exposure: f/5.7, 1/60 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-09-23 4:25
Viewed: 271
Points: 58
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Dingy Bushbrown or Common Bushbrown (Mycalesis perseus) is a species of satyrine butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Description:
Wet-season form. Male and female. Upperside dark to somewhat pale vandyke-brown. Fore wing with a white-centred, fulvous-ringed, black ocellus in interspace 2, and rarely a very small but similar ocellus in interspace 5. Hind wing uniform, occasionally two or three postmedian obscure ocelli present. Fore and hind wings with subterminal and terminal pale lines. Underside: the groundcolour, subterminal and terminal lines on the wings as on upper-side, but crossed by a common purplish - white narrow discal fascia. Fore wing with from two to four, hind wing normally with seven ocelli, similar to, but more clearly defined than, the ocelli on the upperside ; on both wings the line of ocelli bordered inwardly and outwardly by sinuous purplish-white lines. On the hind wing only the three posterior ocelli in a straight line, the rest strongly curved outwards. In the female the median or posterior ocellus on the upperside of the fore wing is always larger than in the male.

Dry-season form.- Male and female. Unpperside similar to that in the wet-season form, the median ocellus generally smaller. Underside brown, more or less suffused with purple and irrorated with darker brown minute transverse strigae; the transverse discal band obscure, often merely indicated by black dots at the veins, occasionally bordered outwardly by an ochraceous diffuse band. Ocelli obsolescent, but when present as mere minute dots their arrangement on the hind wing is as in the wet-season form. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen brown; antennae sometimes cinereous white on the sides with the apex black. Male sex-marks in form 2, but that on the underside of the fore wing small (about 2 into, long) and black.

Expanse 42-54 mm.
Habitat. I have examined specimens from the Himalayas, Kangra to Sikhim and Bhutan; from Bengal, Southern India and Ceylon. This form is fairly common throughout Burma and Tenasserim ; it extends to China and far into the Malayan Subregion.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked): Rhopalocera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Tribe: Elymniini
Subtribe: Mycalesina
Genus: Mycalesis
Species: perseus

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Orissa is very rich in wild life, HP. You, Sumon and Satya have been capturing exotic varieties of insects and other wild life regularly.
This butterfly is new for me. Your shot is very good and the details and colours on its lower wings have been well captured.
TFS and regards.

Hi Haraprasan

Great shot of this lovely butterfly
Good use of flash to highlight the pattern details
Good sharpness and composition

Chris

hi prasan,
good capture, sunday i saw few in my outing but could not capture single one. this too looks aged like my blue mormon, nevertheless its beauty, wish the background bit plain. the light of flash has altered the colors of the brown. tfs.
nagraj.v

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2707 W: 139 N: 7809] (24333)
  • [2008-09-23 6:09]

Hello Hara,
A very fine closed-wing capture of M. perseus showing the markings with fine sharpness and detail, even if this specimen is a little worn. The composition and lighting are excellent, the use of flash being optimum.
Thanks for sharing this fine image,
Ivan

Hi my dear friend Haraprasan,
A wonderful macro capture of this Common Bushbrown with excellent sharpness and clarity. Perfectly focused and composed.
Many thanks for sharing this fine image my friend!
Have a nice day!
Cheers,

Bayram

Very nice capture of the butterfly Haraprasan... great detail and nicely composed. Very informative notes too... TFS

Larry

Hello Haraprasan
Very intersting shot of this Bushbrown,
Perfect ligting,composition and POV.Welldonemy friend.

Regards
Fartash

hello Haraprasan

beautiful shot of this butterfly, fine POV and framing,
lovely warm luminosity, excellent sharpness and details of the foreground,

TFS

Asbed

Superb notes HP...Have you always been the expert in this or did you get some learning on TN? or the Internet? Or do you do this for a living? It is a super shot ...I notice some of your work is bumping up a notch and not sure why or really if so..but you are doing so well in your framing and clarity!
bob

hello haraprasanji,
aaj kal aap bahut hi badhiya titliyo ke chitra kheech kar preshit kar rahe hai jinhe dekh ke anand aa raha hai, es chitra ka sayojan, iske rang aur prakash ki wyayashta ati uttam hai,
bahut hu umada chitra.
batne ke liye dhanyawad,
sadar namashkar,
pankaj

Merhaba Haraprasan,muhteşem bir makro.Renkler,keskinlik.netlik süper.Gerçekten çok beğendim,ellerine sağlık,selamlar :)

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1086 W: 6 N: 3013] (11160)
  • [2008-09-23 9:34]

Hi Hara,i haven't words to comment a beauty like that,the pic is perfect 100% under all corners of view,just my best compliments and have a nice day,Luciano

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1865 W: 8 N: 4848] (15703)
  • [2008-09-23 9:34]

Hi Haraprasan,

This beautiful Bushbrown could not be in a more perfect setting! The pose on the leaf is marvelous. Beautiful colors and excellent details of the entire butterfly. The markings are exquisite - one of the prettiest I have seen. The composition with the Bushbrown matching the tree trunks is fantastic.

Jane

Hi HP,

This butterfly rarely comes out of undergrowth, but lucky you , u've got a a good picture. The warm tones are excellent and the pov is also good.
TFS,
Goutham R

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1315 W: 72 N: 2778] (9211)
  • [2008-09-23 10:17]

Hello Haraprasan,
A photo in very beautiful light and natural colours. Sharpness and composition are excellent. Very good POV and BG.
Regards,
Peter

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  • crs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 360 W: 0 N: 570] (2329)
  • [2008-09-23 10:25]

Hello Haraprasan,

There is such a sharpness in your image that wing's texture, not only pattern, can be clearly seen. The fine light brings butterfly's colors to life. Ther is also a fine match with the colors from the background.

Thank you for sharing,
Cristian

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2089 W: 9 N: 5861] (22206)
  • [2008-09-23 11:46]

Hi Haraprasan . This is a first class close up of this Bushbrown butterfly. I like the side POV so we can see the wing markings. which you have captured so well. It has the unusual white line on uts wings. Your use of the light has given warm colours. well done TFS.
Nick..

Hi Haraprasan,

Nice shot of this butterfly eith a good low pov.
Very good dof and details.
Beutiful natural colours.

Gert

Hi Haraprasan
Beautiful catch and well framed. I liked the pose. Thanks to share.
Kind regards,
Leyla

Hello Haraprasan.
A beautiful image of this small butterfly!
Very good colours and details.
This framing is perfect!
Well done!
José Roberto

Hello Haraprasan. Beautiful image with nice framing of this butterfly. Distinctive white line crossing the wings. I like the well exposed shot here and TFS. Have a wonderful day. Jusni

Hello Prasan,
This is a good shot with the flash which achieved the best sharpness, good colour and details on the Orissa! and I loved the pose of it as well
many thanks
Tony

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1824 W: 243 N: 6007] (21398)
  • [2008-09-24 1:31]

Hi Haraprasan,
very good photo of this butterfly.
I like the intricate patterns on its wing.
Sharp with fine detail.
Perfect composition.

Well done,
Joe

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 985 W: 4 N: 2523] (11717)
  • [2008-09-24 4:19]

Hello HP, you seem to be taking out treasures from your archives. Brilliant work. Ganesh

Hi Haraprasan, How much beautiful butterflies this evening on TN! This one is fantastic with wonderful design on wings, great details and splendid sharpness, very well done, bravo, ciao Silvio

Hello Haraprasan,

Excellent POV and good exposition on this interesting butterfly. Excellent details and I like the fact that both antennas are in focus. The blurred bg show us its environment.

Well done and TFS!

Michel

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2543 W: 170 N: 7734] (24475)
  • [2008-09-24 12:40]

Hello Haraprasan,
This is a lovely butterfly that really stands out very nicely here! Excellent sharpness, beautiful and natural colours and a beautiful natural background make this into a brilliant image!
Many thanks, Ulla

Hello Harapran,

Excellent composition. Great POV, DOF and sharpness. Great colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

Hello Haraprasan,
A Common Bushbrown from the soul of India.
Well done. First of all a good focus.
Secondly accurate depth of field.
Finally the image is well composed.
Thanks for sharong

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