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Sorrel Sapphire 3


Sorrel Sapphire 3
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Copyright: Ram Thakur (ramthakur) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3298 W: 167 N: 9919] (32178)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08
Categories: Insects
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-11-22 4:10
Viewed: 782
Points: 28
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SORREL SAPPHIRE

Sorrel Sapphire (Heliophorus sena) is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

Description

The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, are also known as the gossamer-winged butterflies. They comprise about 40 % of all known butterfly species (Venktesha, 2005). Subfamilies include the blues Polyommatinae, the coppers Lycaeninae, the hairstreaks Theclinae and the harvesters Miletinae. Adults are small, under 5 cm usually, and brightly coloured, sometimes with a metallic gloss. The male's forelegs are reduced in size and lack claws.
Larvae are often flattened rather than cylindrical, with glands that may produce secretions that attract and subdue ants. Their cuticles tend to be thickened, and they do not thrash when ants are present as do most caterpillars (Pierce et al., 2002).

Ecology

Lycaenids feed on various kinds of food including ferns, conifers, fungi, lichens, cycads, homopterans (aphids) and ant larvae.
Not all Lycaenidae butterflies need ants, but about 75% of species associate with ants (Pierce et al., 2002). The term used to describe this is a 'myrmecophilous' relationship.
These relationships can be mutualistic, parasitic, or predatory, depending on the species. In some species, larvae are attended and protected by ants while eating a plant, and the ants receive sugar-rich honeydew from them, throughout the larval life. In other species, only the first few instars are spent on the plant, and the remainder of the larval lifespan is spent as a predator within the ant nest. It becomes a parasite, feeding on ant regurgitations, or a predator on the ant larvae (Pierce et al., 2002) The caterpillars pupate inside the ant's nest and the ants continue to look after the pupa. Just before the adult emerges the wings of the butterfly inside the pupal case detach from it, and the pupa becomes silvery. The adult butterfly emerges from the pupa after 3-4 weeks, still inside the ant nest. The butterfly must crawl out of the ant nest before it can expand its wings.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliophorus_sena

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To claudine: Hello Claudineramthakur 2 11-23 06:40
To dew77: Hi Sebnemramthakur 3 11-23 03:09
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hi,
nice shot, well compopsed, good pov,bit of oe in the petals
tfs & regards
pankaj

Hello Ram,
This is a very good shot, excellent detail and light, Great capture! Nice color and detail,
You've captured it with sharp details and good exposure and excellent composition. Well-done!
TFS,
Nelson

Bonjour Ram
Très joli ce macro, les détails et les contrastes sont réussis très jolis couleurs qoique lafleur est surexposée mais c'est du blanc et très difficile a perfectionner
et beau BG
Bravo et merci JP

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-11-22 8:51]
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Hello Ram,
Lovely close up.I think some details were lost at postprocessing(maybe during romoving noise).I liked POV and visual impact a lot.
TFS..:-)

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  • mikou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 840 W: 67 N: 1311] (5269)
  • [2006-11-22 9:27]

Hi Ram.
Interesting POV and composition.Beautiful details on main subject with pretty light and colours.That flower is a little OE.
TFS and greetings.
Milos

Hi Ram,
Very nice close up shot of the BF.
Beautiful colors and sharpness.
My overall evaluation is perfect.
Well done.
Volkan

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1007 W: 64 N: 1266] (5195)
  • [2006-11-22 16:07]

Wow! What a beautiful stamp! Very nice POV and wonderful composition! I love it.
Thanks for sharing
Best wishes
Maite

Hi Dear Ram,
Great macro.Sharp, colours, details and POV are excellent.Well composed.Best ragards.

hAyAti

Hello Ram,
This is a beautiful POV with good colors and exposure. There is something weird though about this picture. Did you use Neat Image or an other noise reduction filter? It seems that something happened in the center of the flower and on the butterfly as well. As we can't see the exit data, I don't really understand... Anyway, I appreciated looking at this picture and I gave you my honest opinion... OUPS... I just read your reply to Dew77, now I understand :)
Claudine

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 640 W: 98 N: 1241] (4189)
  • [2006-11-23 11:53]

Outstanding detail and color on butterfly! It is difficult to avoid over exposure on white flower. Nice perspective.

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1740 W: 95 N: 2273] (8411)
  • [2006-11-23 15:22]

Hi Ram,
A really eye-caching image. A little over-exposed but a beatiful composition and vivid colors and a original crop.
TFS, José M.

Hello Ram,
The details are very well captured. The composition is well too.
Thanks for your mesages abut my photos.
With my best wishes.
Mehmet

Hi Sorry for this ,
I don’t have time for detailed comment

Positives:-
Color
Sharpness
Composition
Idea :-)
Negatives:-
Exposure, burnt out flower
TFS
Goutham R

hi
magnifique macro aux couleurs extraordinaires
très bon travail
bravo, merci de ce partage
amitiès
edith

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