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Lacewing feeding
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Copyright: Guru Pawan (gurupawan)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 215 W: 66 N: 447]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (1753) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2006-10-16 |
| Categories: Insects |
| Exposure: f/5.6, 30 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2006-11-30 6:19 |
| Viewed: 990 |
| Points: 12 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Red Lacewing (Cethosia hypsea hypsina)
Sometimes alternatively referred to as the red or Malay lacewing butterfly, this dazzling insect exhibits strong sexual dimorphism. Females feature wing patterns with a gray or white background, whereas the upper surfaces of the males are a bright orange, yellow, or red. Both sexes are sprinkled with blackish-blue spots and lining veins. The butterflies are somewhat camouflaged when at rest because duller earth tones are featured on the undersurfaces of their wings.
The leopard lacewing butterfly, which is scientifically known as Cethosia cyane, ranges from India, throughout Southeast Asia, into the islands of Malaysia and Indonesia, and south to Papua New Guinea. Two subspecies are described, one from India, Bhutan and Burma, and the other from northern Thailand and Indo-China. Somewhat adaptable to human disturbance, leopard lacewing butterflies are sometimes found in gardens and along road right-of-ways in populated areas.
The caterpillars of the lacewing butterfly feed on the leaves of flowering vines in the genus Passiflora. Similar to many other butterflies that feed on passion vines, leopard lacewing larvae ingest and sequester defensive phytochemicals from the plant. Consequently, the larvae and adult butterflies display a distinct warning coloration that advertises their unpalatable nature to potential predators. When handled, these tropical lepidopterans often exude a noxious odor generated from the ingested passion vine organic compounds.
Collection pressures, destruction of tropical rainforests, climatic changes, and rampant use of pesticides have caused problems for leopard lacewings in some localities. Additionally, many years of war and agricultural production have removed much of the butterfly’s original habitat and damaged natural populations. A growing interest in ecotourism and butterfly watching, however, shows promise of preservation and possible restoration of some of this beautiful lepidopteran's crucial ecosystem.
This guy had just emerged ( i missed the emerging part ) & drying himself..
Thx for dropping by and giving ur comment and critque |
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Hi, Pawan,
You have missed a great picture. There is visible shake in the picture. I think you have not used the tripod. But the species is so beautiful. I hope you must be having some better pioctures? Waiting to see U back in B'lore.
Satish
Delightful capture, Guru Pawan.
Excellent POV, colours and details.
The red flower may not be very supportive to the composition here IMHO, but it does not affect it too badly either.
Well done and take care.
Ram
Hi Pawan,
Greatly capturing this beautiful butterfly. Nice DoF. Neat image. However, I feel like the colors were overly-saturated, or is it only on my screen?
Nice shot.
Ben Lakitan
- Etka
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 96 W: 0 N: 60]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-n-g.gif)
(506) - [2006-12-02 5:18]
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Czesc!!
Przepiekny motyl, pieknie ujety. Kwiat stanowi piekne dopelnienie.
Gratuluje!
Hi buudy,
Good compoistion and colors, What happend?? its such a beautiful specimen but its not that sharp. As satish mentioned looks like there is shake :-(
BTW you info shows that you have used a focal lenght of 195mm, which lens is that
TFS
Goutham R
Hi Guru,
It was a very nice picture but there was a shake in the camera.
Biswarup
