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When I posted the first image of this butterfly last year, there was a bit of confusion about the ID of this species found in India. Eventually experts such as Peter (batu) and Ivan agreed it was a Painted Lady alright but with a little different strain.
This is my third and last image from that series. The image was taken in the light of the setting sun.
Following note is extracted from Wikipedia:
The Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) is a well-known colourful butterfly, sometimes known in North America as the Cosmopolitan.
It is one of the most widespread of all butterflies, found on every continent except Antarctica. In Australia, V. cardui has a limited range around Bunbury, Fremantle and Rottnest Island. However, its close relative, the Australian Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi, sometimes considered a subspecies) ranges over half the continent. Other closely related species are the American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis), and the West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella).
The Painted Lady occurs in any temperate zone, including mountains in the tropics. The species is resident only in warmer areas, but migrates in spring, and sometimes again in autumn. For example, it migrates from North Africa and the Mediterranean to Britain in May and June, but offspring produced there die in the Autumn.
Painted Lady butterflies are popular for many pre-school classes to raise in schools to demonstrate the life cycle of a butterfly.
The caterpillars feed on a wide variety of host plants of the families Asteraceae, especially Carduus crispus (as implied by the species name cardui - Latin for "of the thistles"). Also, Boraginaceae, Malvaceae (especially hollyhocks and dwarf mallow Malva neglecta), and a number of Fabaceae are eaten. The adults drink nectar from a variety of wildflowers and cultivars, more commonly the favored thistle, butterfly bush (Buddleia), asters, Tickseed sunflowers (Bidens) and zinnias.
In general, the Painted Lady is a large butterfly (wing span 5-9 cm (2 - 2 7/8 in)) identified by the black and white corners of its mainly deep orange, black-spotted wings. It has 5 white spots in the black forewing tips and while the orange areas may be pale here and there, there are no cliean white dots in them. The hindwings carry 4 small submarginal eyespots on dorsal and ventral sides. Those on the dorsal side are black, but in the summer morph sometimes small blue pupils are present in some.
The American Painted Lady (V. virginiensis) is most easily distinguishable by its two large hindwing eyespots on the ventral side. Virginiensis also features a white dot within the subapical field of the forewings set in pink on the ventral side, and often as a smaller clean white dot in the orange of the dorsal side too. A less reliable indicator is the row of eyespots on the dorsal submarginal hindwing; virginiensis often has two larger outer spots with blue pupils. The black forewing tips have 4-5 white spots, usually the largest is whitish orange.
The West Coast Lady (V. annabella) does not have obvious ventral eyespots. On the dorsal side, anabella lacks a white dot in the subapical orange found in virginiensis, and is a purer orange color. annabella has a fully orange subapical band and leading edge on the forewing. The submarginal row of hindwing spots in annabella features three or four blue pupils. The two larger pupils in annabella are the inner spots, rather than the outer spots as in corresponding virginiensis.
The Australian Painted Lady (V. kershawi) is quite similar to V. cardui. Its four ventral eyespots are less clearly defined, and it always sports at least three (often four) blue pupil spots on its dorsal hindwing. Caterpillars are found mainly on Ammobium alatum.
Unfortunately, I have lost the exif data.
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- joey
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(21966) - [2008-03-04 5:24]
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Hi Ram,
nice image of this Painted Lady!
I like how the image is split into two tones. One half is warm, and the other cold.
Great detail.
Nice colours.
Well done,
Joe
Hello Ram
I like delicate warm light. Good exposure and sharpness. Your shot is nicely composed and note is as always very informative
TFS
Krzysztof
Hi Mr. Ram,
A lovely capture of this painted lady. Excellent sharp details and a lovely composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Sincerely
HP
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- clnaef
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- [2008-03-04 7:30]
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Bonjour,
Joli papillon sur un fond agréable.
Bonne journée.
clnaef
hello Sir!
a very well composed picture.Brilliant sharpness . TFS
Akshay
The colours of the butterfly are well saturated. The focus is very good. Well captured.
Best wishes,
Achim
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- Juyona
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(13589) - [2008-03-04 13:10]
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Hola Ram,
interesante trabajo,
pov y color...
iluminación excelente,
saludos
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- lousat
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- [2008-03-04 17:00]
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Hi Ram,wonderfull beauty and very high quality of pic,great work,thanks for share,LUCIANO
ram sir,
In the thumbnail i couldnt make out what it was especially as it was right in alignment with the demarcation line of the stone it is resting. nice pic.... was the stone dual colored?? because i havent seen one like that and that too with such nice demarcation
vinay
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- mariki
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- [2008-03-05 0:39]
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Hello Ram,
Nice picture of this butterfly. Nice detail. Beautiful light and colours.
Cheers,
Mariki
Ram Sir,
I love it when you critique my pix so earnestly!Thank you so much for making time! I have yet to learn the art of making things so simple, so beautiful!!And I love your notes!!
Thanks so much!!
Best regards,
Goldy
Hello ram. Beautifully perched painted lady in full spread under the light exposing excellent colorful back with good sharpness and clarity. I like the pose with the rock here, a little different and yet interesting. Regards. Jusni
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- gannu
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- [2008-03-05 23:16]
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Ram Sir, where on the earth you had captured this. Very nice view and great find. TFS Ganesh
Hi Ram, superb painted lady with lovely details, wonderful colors and splendid sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio
Hello Ram,
I liked this picture becasue of all the colors in it. Joey gave an entirely different perspective to the picture though...the Warm and Cold...that's interesting.
Great capture
TFS
Kirti
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