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CRIMSON-SPECKLED FLUNKEY


CRIMSON-SPECKLED FLUNKEY
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Copyright: Sumon Sinha (Mana) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1683 W: 24 N: 4905] (15988)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-04
Categories: Insects
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-H2
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/100 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-07-07 1:19
Viewed: 493
Points: 82
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Today I present this tiny and beautiful moth Utetheisa pulchella. This is again inside the Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary where I got a lot many butterfly shots. These tiny ones are very colourful and swift fliers hovering from one plant to another and catching them was particularly difficult. The conditions was overcast making the job even more difficult. I got this one after about one hour of running around. Hope everyone like this one too.

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Crimson-speckled Flunkey, Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758). Utetheisa is a genus of arctiid moths. Caterpillars feed on Crotalaria (rattlebox), and hence the moth genus is often called rattlebox moths. Species of this Utetheisa are usually bright and colorful.

Scientific classification -
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Utetheisa

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  • Great 
  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 847 W: 4 N: 2096] (9830)
  • [2008-07-07 1:58]

Hello Sumonda, This is beauty. I had a long chat with Pankajda and got to know your method to shoot butterflies. Hopefully to join sometime with you and pankaj. This is just beauty and look at the spots on the wings. Just brilliant. Ganesh

Matchless clarity and colours, Sumon.
You are truly fortunate to come across such variety of wild life.
Great image of this beautiful Moth.
TFS and regards.
Ram

Hum...........A great pic of this tiny beauty Sumon Da.U are a gem of a photographer to bring out this beauty,in that adverse condition which will give any photographer a real run for the money.I even not tried my hands on this beauty on that day.
TNians can u recognise this photographer


great pic.
Thanks for sharing
Satya

Vuelvo a quitarme el sombrero por tu trabajo; como siempre marcando claramente tu estilo de especial sensibilidad ante las mariposas y con una técnica preciosa.
Un abrazo: J.Ignasi

Hi Sumon.
First once sees such moth, excellent colouration, very good sharpness , it distinguishes oneself great.
I greet Robert.

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 198 W: 2 N: 514] (1936)
  • [2008-07-07 4:04]

Hello Sumon
Wonderful capture of this beautiful moth.Excellent composition,colours and details.Great POV.
Regards
Siggi

Hi Sumon

It is indeed a colourful moth. I have seen something similar here in Sydney. I will have to dig out my shot and see how it compares.
Good composition
Good sharpness
Good POV and DOF
Good background.

Chris

hello sumon,
you are very lucky that you are getting chance to shoot these beautiful insects and so are we that you are here at TN.

Liked the pov and the composition, good details on the wings. the green surrounding offers nice contrast here,
well done as usual,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1117 W: 0 N: 1837] (7858)
  • [2008-07-07 5:09]

Hello Sumon,
Very interesting looking moth. The adjective "pulchella" fits very well to this beautiful Flunkey. Nice to see less well known species, it's always an enrichement for TN. I like the workshop picture too..and I have to say that is a very commun attitude to insects-chassers :-)
Best regards
Anne

Hello Sumon da,
what a beautiful moth having lovely colours,wonderful shot and great sharpness,nice composition and pov,
well done,
TFS

Hello Sumon,
Wonderful coloured photo of this Moth. The clarity is very beautiful. Amazing sharpness and details. POV and composition are excellent.
Regards,
Peter

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 992 W: 23 N: 2792] (10178)
  • [2008-07-07 6:56]

Hi Sumon,
a beautiful specimen you've found here, excellent colours, detail and clarity, very well done as always!
tfs
Paul

It seems no matter what kind of insects you have in India, they are so well coloured. Perhaps you just hone in on the more colourful ones, but it works for me. The only other one who does this on a regular basis....with patterned butterflies, is Ulla...she has an eye as you for the patterns in organic life forms...
Very nicely done Sumon.
Bob

Hallo Sumon
As usual a beauty captured by your lens. Great colours and clear details. Faultless and flawless. Great stuff. Super image. Sorry for shorter than usual comment. Time and the rat race is chasing me.
Best regards.
Anna

Very nice Sumon.
Amazing detail and perfect exposure and colour on this tiny moth.
You capture these small insects so clearly.
Great work.
Cheers
Steve

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1691 W: 8 N: 4340] (14113)
  • [2008-07-07 10:35]

Hi Sumon,

How unusual looking and beautiful this butterfly is! We are so fortunate that you kept after it for a full hour. Colors are magnificent - the markings are spectacular. Superb textures - looks like it is made of cloth. As always, superb composition and beautiful picture. I LOVE the workshop :-)

Jane

Splendida macro di questa coloratissima falena, eccellenti POV e composizione, ottima nitidezza, fantastici i colori nella cornice verde del BG. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1589 W: 242 N: 5308] (18683)
  • [2008-07-07 15:06]

Magnificent image!
The DOF is superb!
Lovely colours.
Great composition.

Well done, Sumon!

Joe

  • Great 
  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 937 W: 5 N: 2456] (9197)
  • [2008-07-07 16:40]

Hi Sumon,i'm fascinating from this fantasting beauty.....very very great!!!!My best compliments,thanks for share,LUCIANO

Sorry!My computer is acting up on me again, this time I think it's got some virus!
Great shot!
Goldy

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1218 W: 0 N: 4657] (13840)
  • [2008-07-07 22:22]

Hi Sumon

Great shot - excellent POV with very good detail and colour.

James

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  • Heaven Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 410 W: 83 N: 771] (2941)
  • [2008-07-07 23:22]

Hi Sumon!

It's impressive to see how versatile our nature is and what kind of beauties she can produce. Sometimes I would like that the politicians and warlords of this planet - wherever the might be from - dive into the world of TN to realize how stupid their behavior is and to discover what makes life valuable. But they probably are even too stupid for that...

Kind regards

Markus

What a splendid insect with wonderfull pattern on his wings,
excellent macro shot shot, colours and lighting are on Top
cheer,
friendly,

www/imagespassion.be

Hello buddy,
Very fine macro with such small moth in size!
I really loved the colour and pattern of it, so beautiful!
nothing is hard for Sumon even with a overcast, the image is so sharp with superb colouration and details
you the best
Tony

Hi Sumon, perfect macro shot of this beautifully coloured moth with great clarity -as usual. TFS.
Cheers,

Bayram

  • Great 
  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2308 W: 59 N: 3689] (11822)
  • [2008-07-08 0:55]

Hi Sumon,
It's a beautiful moth,and you captured it very well. Patterns, colors, lighting, focus, sharpness and POV are very good. TFS
Greetings,
Selen

Hi Sumon Da,
A nice capture of this beautiful moth. I had posted it some time back but the fault was one antenna was cropped out due to hurry ;D. Very nicely done in your case. And I also like the Species in the WS posted by Satya Babu "D. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Hola Sumon,
Excelente macro, mostrando con gran nitidez los detalles de esta bonita mariposa nocturna. Sobresaliente iluminación, saludos
José Ramón

Hi Sumon,
Strangely colored/patterned insect, strange name too.
Would be interesting to know how they came up with the funky "flunkey" part ;-}}
Well done!
Howard

Hola Sumon, me gusta la composició de esta toma nitida, con buen color y luz. El fondo tonos suaves, buen desenfoque y contrasta bien con el motivo. Un saludo

Hello Sumon !
What a splendid moth you have captured here ! I love his colors and markings, and I had never seen it before - thanks for showing me. As usual, everything in the picture is excellent : details, colors, exposure, composition, POV... Very well done !
Valerie.

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  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 545 W: 0 N: 1338] (4443)
  • [2008-07-09 18:16]

Bonjour Sumon, it's been a while since I visited your beautiful gallery and to my great pleasure I found many beautiful butterfly pictures. This one is superb, no wonder the colourful characters and fabrics of India. I wish we had such a diversity in our fauna. As usual, your picture is perfect, be it for the colours, the natural tones, the light and the sharpness. The composition is simple but very nice, you leave room for the beauty of the butterfly. Thank you,

Francine

pts tomorrow

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-07-10 7:31]

Hello Sumon

A wonderful capture of this colourful moth.
Excellent focus and details.
The textures are wonderful.
Well composed in the frame.
The pov is very good.
TFS

Rob



Rob

Hello Sumon,
Beau-ti -ful! I like this moth, its dotted patterns is marvelous. Very good close-up
Regards
Hernán

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  • iris Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 364 W: 39 N: 666] (2079)
  • [2008-07-11 0:45]

And your perseverance bore fruits...this is as crisp and fine as it could get my friend.

Personally i find photographing moths a difficult task.I do not know, perhaps it is the texture that reflects a lot of light.I find them quite challenging.
You have done a great job capturing this little moth.I love the spotted colours on the little moth.Lovely texture.

The colours are so wonderful here, the cream, black and orange of the moth stands wonderfully against the greenery around.Thank you for sharing this wonderful image,Sumon.

Cheers

I always enjoy the photographs of the butterfly clicked by you. But you are also picturing the birds nicely.

  • Great 
  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 978 W: 64 N: 1189] (4886)
  • [2008-07-14 7:08]

Magnificent capture of this festive and beautiful moth. Excellent job as ever and very interesting.
Thank you very much for sharing.
Best wishes
Maite

Dear Sumon,
spectacularly coloured Gypsy Moth, very precisely captured and elegantly well presented.
Running after it was well awarded in the end. Thank you!
With all my best wishes,
Peter

sumon,
what a colorful moth this is!!

very nicely exposed with great details!!!

rgds
pushpinder

  • Great 
  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1298 W: 104 N: 4606] (20485)
  • [2008-07-15 8:29]

Beautiful shot Sumon! Great subject, sharp details and very vibrant colors, well done, thanks!

Mario

  • Great 
  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 159 W: 0 N: 129] (691)
  • [2008-08-19 7:05]

Hello Sumon,
a lovely shot of this minute moth. Really cute and pretty creature. Unbelievable, such colour combinations exists on moth's wing. Nature - splendid out of thought.
Thanks for sharing this lovely insects.

Regards,
Foozi

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