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Red Pierrot


Red Pierrot
Photo Information
Copyright: Ram Thakur (ramthakur) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3027 W: 114 N: 8096] (26185)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-09-30
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D200, Sigma EX 105mm F2.8 DG Macro, 58mm UV
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/320 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-10-02 20:23
Viewed: 391
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Red Pierrot (Talicada nyseus) is a small but striking butterfly found in South Asia and South-East Asia belonging to the Lycaenids or Blues family.
Red Pierrots, flying weakly around and perching on the Kalanchoe plant, are usually noticed by excited children in gardens due to their beautiful striking patterns and colours.

Technical description

Males and females. Upperside: black or brownish black, in fresh specimens in certain lights with a dull purplish flush. Fore wing: uniform, with a very slender thread-like edging of white to the costa. Hindwing: a large conspicuous orange-red patch on the posterior terminal half of the wing between the dorsum and vein 7; this patch does not extend quite to the termen but leaves a narrow edging of the black ground-colour which is produced inwards in short conical projections in interspaces 2 to 5. Cilia of both fore and hind wings chequered with black and white alternately. Underside: silvery white. Forewing: a quadrate spot on the discocellulars, a broad transverse discal band and the terminal third of the wing jet-black; the discal band is irregular, dislocated on vein 3, the posterior portion shifted inwards and joined on to the black area on the posterior terminal third of the wing by projections of black on the dorsum, along veins 3 and between veins 4 and 5; the black area on terminal third of the wing encloses a transverse postdiscal series of small round and a subterminal transversely near series of spots of the white ground-colour. Hind wing: two spots near base, a subbasal transverse series of three spots, a medial similar series of four somewhat elongate spots and a transverse short postdiscal bar between veins 4 and 6, jet-black ; terminal third of the wing above vein 7 jet-black, below that vein deep orange-red, the whole area (both the black and the red) medially traversed by a transverse curved series of round spots of the white ground-colour and margined outwardly by a series of transverse, very short and very slender lines of the same in the interspaces; anticiliary line black. Cilia of both fore and hind wings chequered as on the upperside; a short filamentous tail at apex of vein 2 black, tipped white. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen black, shafts of the antennae ringed with white ; beneath: palpi, thorax and abdomen while.

—Bingham, C. T., 1907

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talicada_nyseus
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  • rcrick Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 648 W: 42 N: 1198] (3860)
  • [2008-10-02 21:01]

Hi Ram,

Wonderful shot of this Red Pierrot, detail and colours are stunning, love the POV, framing and composition just perfect, t.f.s

Cheers Rick :)

Hello Ram,

Simply outstanding capture of this Red Pierrot butterfly with distinct beautiful colors & sharp detail. Very well done Ram...TFS.

Best Regards

Umar

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  • crs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 404 W: 0 N: 630] (2535)
  • [2008-10-02 21:41]

Hello Ram,

Your photo shows well the beautifull colors of this butterfly. Image is sharp showing well the texture andpattern of the wings. Contrast between insect and plant in background is very well looking.

Thank you for sharing,
Cristian

Hola Ram, buen macro, buena exposición, nitida y buen detalle.
Tonos de color naturales.
Un saludo

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3464 W: 145 N: 5943] (17794)
  • [2008-10-03 1:44]

Beautiful capture of the butterfly Ram. The antennae are quite exquisitely fine too.
But the Colours and details of the wings are well captured, good focus and contrasts too.
TFS
Janice

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 475 W: 11 N: 1334] (4670)
  • [2008-10-03 1:56]

Hello Ram,
Excellent capture of this beautiful colourful Red Pierrot. Very good POV and composition, sharp details and nice BG.
Best regards Siggi

Hello Ram,
Very beautiful photo in great sharp details. The patterns in the wings and antennas are excellent. Good POV, BG and composition. Great clear colours.
Regards,
Peter

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2582 W: 170 N: 7867] (24879)
  • [2008-10-03 9:45]

Hello Ram,
What a beautiful capture of the Red Pierrot on the white flower. Excellent POV, sharp details and beautiful colours. You're lucky to have such beauties around you in Delhi!
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

Hello Ram
Beautiful sharp image. I like the tight crop and very good composition with butterfly on the left side. Also perfect not disturbing background - I like the OOF leafs.
TFS
Krzysztof

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  • mariki Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1062 W: 64 N: 2225] (9165)
  • [2008-10-03 12:15]

Hello Ram,

Very nice sharp picture of this Red Pierrot. Great composition. Splendid colours. This butterfly seems very busy feeding on nectar with its head inside the flower.
Cheers,
Mariki

Ram, my friend, this is a real beauty and a perfect capture from every known aspect of fine photography. Thank you indeed for sharing this splendid creation of nature with us.
Yours,
Mehmet

Ciao Ram,
splendida macro di Red Pierrot, eccellenti POV e composizione per la bella posa che mostra la bellezza di questa colorata farfalla, ottima nitidezza, belli e contrastati i colori.
TFS.
Maurizio

I keep wondering, Sir, if these insects have different temperaments!Some I keep running behind, and they just keep flying off, some never even settle for a second on anything, and then there are those that keep sitting at a place!
Yet another superb shot, Sir!
Very well done!
Goldy

hello sir,
lovely capture of the red pierrot, the butterfly is sipping nectar from the flower, the details on the wings look great, well saturated colors,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 996 W: 4 N: 2570] (11874)
  • [2008-10-03 21:20]

Hello Sir, Perfect shot. I am in Mayurvihar today. Will call you.Superb one. Ganesh

Hi Ram,
Very impressive close up capture vith elegant work.TFS.
Regards,

hAyAti

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2765 W: 150 N: 7969] (24819)
  • [2008-10-05 0:31]

Though this striking little Lycaenid appears to be common in India at this time of the year we don't tire of seeing fine macros of the Red Pierrot like this Ram.
The technical and esthetic qualities are excellent in this fine closed-wing portrait. Thanksd for sharing this fine image and the interesting note. I would never have guessed that this is a weak flyer!
All the best,
Ivan

Hi Ram, fantastic butterfly with wonderful colors, splendid details and excellent sharpness, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

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