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Leopard Lacewing
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Description
Family : Nymphalidae
SubFamily : Heliconiinae
Common Name : Leopard Lacewing
Forms : -
Leopard Lacewing was first sighted and recorded on end 2005 in Singapore , it ranges from India, throughout Southeast Asia, and south to Papua New Guinea.
This dazzling butterfly 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. Both sexes are sprinkled with blackish-blue spots and lining veins.
The caterpillars of the lacewing butterfly feed on the leaves of flowering vines in the genus Passiflora 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, they often exude a noxious odor generated from the ingested passion vine organic compounds. |
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A beautiful Leopard displaying its underwing pattern and colouration from a favourable lateral POV ANG, a finely focused capture with the correct exposure against a pleasantly OOF BG. TFS indeed!
Mehmet
this is wonderful. great focus and detail and wonderful colors
Great shot! Colors are fantastic!
- mbasil
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Beautifully done, Ang. Great details on this 'fly. The flower and background are perfectly done, too. My only suggestion would be to crop a bit from the left. Although you have done a great job with the color and blur of the bg, I think putting the fly a bit off-center would make the compo even stronger.
Mike
The colors and the details of the butterfly are really amazing! Very interesting composition too.
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