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white orange tip


white orange tip
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Copyright: Arjun Haarith (Arjun) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 359 W: 7 N: 1112] (5412)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-09-27
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D200, AF Nikkor 28-105 Macro
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-27 10:03
Viewed: 288
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The White Orange Tip (Ixias marianne) is a small butterfly of the Family Pieridae, (the Yellows and Whites) found in India and Sri Lanka.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Ixias
Species: I. marianne
Binomial name
Ixias marianne

Female is similar with the upper fore wing having the orange patch on the black apical area narrower, posteriorly truncate, not extended below interspace 2 ; an outer transverse series of four black spots on the orange parch in interspaces 2 to 5. Underside as in the male , the markings slightly larger. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen similar.
Dry-season brood. In both sexes this differs less from the wet-season form than it does in Ixias pyrene and Ixias verna. The characteristic dry-season markings on the underside are more pronounced, sometimes remarkably so.
Wing expanse of 54-56 mm.
Found from the NW Himalayas to Kumaon, Punjab, Bengal, central, western and southern India. Sri Lanka
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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2912 W: 34 N: 8640] (32202)
  • [2009-09-27 10:13]

Hi Arjun. This is such a brightly coloured Butterfly. Which your picture against the dark BG shows so well. You have taken this with sharp focusing and fine detail along with rich colours. Well done tFS.
Nick..

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 609 W: 0 N: 541] (3164)
  • [2009-09-27 10:21]

Hi Arjun,

Again an excellent macro. Beautiful colors, excellent contrast.
Have a good Sunday,
Adrian

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  • horias Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 387 W: 59 N: 854] (3950)
  • [2009-09-27 10:26]

Arjun
Wonderful colored details, lovely capture.
Horia

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2997 W: 162 N: 968] (2839)
  • [2009-09-27 10:26]

Hello Arjun,
A fine view of this gorgeous butterfly in striking colours. I like your composition and it really stands out against the dark background. Well done!
TFS and regards, Ulla

Very beautifull, sharp details, nice colors, excellent BG.
TFS, best regards,
Nikos.

hi!
i really nice shot, with great colors !
compliments

greetings
Matteo

Hello Arjun,
Beautiful capture of white orange tip. An excellent details, lighting & sharpness.TFS
Best wishes-Subhash

wonderful capture, with great sharpness, POV/OOF, and composition. plain BG and coloration also superb. thanks for sharing this beauty, Arjun.
have a nice week
Ahmet

Hi Arjun,

A perfexct composition!... congratulations!

Jesús

Ciao Arjun, fantastic butterfly, I never see before, thanks, may be better with more DOF, f11 or higher, eye is a little OOF, wonderful colors and splendid sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hi Arjun,

We all saw this and photographed it to-gather and we concluded it was yellow orange tip? did you check on this?

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