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Leptosia nina


Leptosia nina
Photo Information
Copyright: Haraprasan Nayak (haraprasan) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1232 W: 96 N: 3245] (12111)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-12-31
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 400D, Tamron 18-200mm F3,5-6,3 XR DiII LD Asp, Kenko UV 62mm
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Nature with Canon EOS400D [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-01-06 7:13
Viewed: 360
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
PSYCHE

The Psyche Leptosia nina is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae (the Sulphurs, Yellows and whites) and is found in India. The upper forewing has a black spot on a mainly white background. The flight is weak and erratic and the body of the butterfly bobs up and down as it beats its wings. They fly low over the grass and the butterfly rarely leaves the ground level.

Upperside: white; base of wings very slightly powdered with minute black scales. Forewing: costa speckled obscurely with black; apex black, the inner margin of this inwardly angulate; a very large somewhat pear-shaped post-discal spot also black. Hindwing white, uniform; in most specimens an obscure, extremely slender, terminal black line. Underside: white, coastal margin and apex of forewing broadly, and the whole surface of the hindwing irrorated with transverse, very slender, greenish strigae and minute dots; these on the hindwing have a tendency to form subbasal, medial and discal obliquely transverse obscure bands; forewing: the postdiscal black spot as on the upperside; terminal margins of both fore and hind wings with minute black, short, transverse slender lines at the apices of the veins, that have a tendency to coalesce and form a terminal continuous line as on the upperside. Antennae dark brown spotted with white, head slightly brownish, thorax and abdomen white. Female: similar, the black markings on the upperside of the forewing on the whole slightly broader, but not invariably so.
Expanse: 25-53 mm
Habitat: The lower ranges of the Himalayas from Mussoorie to Sikkim; Central, Western and Southern India, but not in the desert-tracts; Ceylon; Assam; Burma and Tenasserim; extending to China and the Malayan region.
Larva: Green with a pale glaucous tinge about the bases of the legs and slightly hairy. Feeds on capers. Capparis zeylanica has been noted as a food plant.
Pupa: Sometimes green, but oftener of a delicate pink shade. Both the larva and pupa are very like those Terias hecabe, but more delicately formed.


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Family: Pieridae

Genus: Leptosia

Species: nina
eqshannon, fartash, jaycee, Silvio2006, nglen, dejo, javig, bahadir has marked this note useful
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This family is one of which I do have some pictures buried...and it is a nice soft one yes?! All of us are thinking of how long it will be till this time arrives again, but you are in warmer climates so I suppose it is all the same over there...Very nice!
Bob

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1681 W: 8 N: 4318] (14043)
  • [2008-01-06 8:17]

Hi Haraprasan,

It's nice to see that there are butterflies somewhere in the world! This is very pretty with lovely soft colors and a superb background.

Jane

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1895 W: 4 N: 5148] (19630)
  • [2008-01-06 12:09]

Hello my Friend. You have captured a butterfly with good markings which your shot shows so well. good detail and pastel colours. a nice POV/DOF.well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 5 N: 2420] (9081)
  • [2008-01-06 13:03]

Hi Hara,very nice pic and perfect position of this nice butterfly,very good work for the note too,thanks for share,Luciano

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1580 W: 242 N: 5278] (18595)
  • [2008-01-06 13:11]

A simple yet effective shot.
The composition is very good!
Excellent parallel POV giving us a clear view of this pretty butterfly.
Sharp with good detail.
A bit of noise in the BG but it's only a tiny nit ;)
I like the dulled colours and lighting.
Well done Harparasan!
Thanks,
Joe

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-01-06 18:41]

Hello Haraprasan
A beautiful composition of this butterfly on a flower.
The focus is excellent with lovely details.
Very good lighting the colours are vivid.
nice POV and DOF

TFS

Rob

Hello Haraprasan,
nicelly composed picture of this lovely butterfly, nice pose captured,
I tried to sharpen this pic little, hope you don't mind and like it
best regards, Dejan

Hello Haraprasan
Wonderful shot of this Psyche,
Perfect details,exposure and BG,Superb shot.

Good Luck
Fartash

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  • javig Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 10 W: 0 N: 20] (134)
  • [2008-01-07 4:54]

I love the colors. Perfect background. Nice shot.

Best regards.

Javi.

Hi Haraprasan, splendid composition with elegant butterfly and beautiful flower, great details and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

Ciao Haraprasan,
questa farfalla, dai colori delicati e dal corpo esile, mi ricorda una specie simile che vola in Europa, la Leptidea sinapis.
Complimenti per essere riuscito a rappresentarla cosė bene in questa foto, dai colori molto naturali.
Grazie,
Marcello

Hello Haraprasan,
Splendid close-up capture of this beautiful butterfly in all respects. TFS.
Greetings,
Bahadır

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