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white orange tip
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Copyright: Arjun Haarith (Arjun) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 358 W: 7 N: 1109] (5396)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-09-27
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D200, AF Nikkor 28-105 Macro
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/750 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-30 9:49
Viewed: 252
Points: 16
[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: 2906 W: 34 N: 8606] (32074)
  • [2009-09-30 10:11]

Once again a first class close up of this white orange tip butterfly, which you have taken with sharp focusing and fine detail. It stands out so well from the BG. well done TFS.
Nick..

hello Arjun!
perfect portrait of this beautiful Pieridae...nice composion with good
maagement of light

greeting sERGIO

Arjun
Wonderful capture, lovely details.
Mariana

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  • horias Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 387 W: 59 N: 854] (3948)
  • [2009-09-30 10:55]

Arjun
Wonderful White Orange!
Lovely colors and great details.
Congratulation!
Horia

Hi Arjun,

Great macro capture of the butterfly with wonderful clarity and from a great POV. The colors are perfectly shown and especially, I like the textures on the wings of the butterfly. Great use of the daylight brings superb results here. The blurry BG gives nice contrast. Great work!

best regards,
Paras

Hi Arjun,
Excellent close-up of this beautiful Ixias marianne, excellent colors & sharpnees.
Salut. Ferran

Hello Arjun,
Excellent capture, with a fantastic light and beautiful background. Very good job!
Catherine

Ciao Arjun, wonderful lateral view of this beautiful butterfly, fantastic colors and splendid sharpness, very well done my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

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