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Glasswing Butterfly


Glasswing Butterfly
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Copyright: The dude who loves Frogs (AnimalExplorer) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1032 W: 10 N: 2270] (8610)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2003-10
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D100, Nikkor 105mm f2.8 Macro
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Butterflies of middle America, Pankaj Bajpai's Favourite, Insect, Butterflies on Lantana Flowers [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-03-21 2:52
Viewed: 1475
Points: 60
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Glass Winged Butterfly
Greta Oto

The Glasswing is a brush-footed butterfly, and is a member of the clearwing clade; its wings are transparent. Its most common English name is glasswing, and its Spanish name is espejitos, which means "little mirrors." Indeed, the tissue between the veins of its wings looks like glass. It is one of the more abundant clearwing species in its home range, which extends throughout Central America into Mexico. The opaque borders of its wings are dark brown sometimes tinted with red or orange, and its body is dark in color. Its wingspan is between 5.5 and 6 cm.

Adults inhabit the rainforest understory and feed on the nectar of a variety of tropical flowers. G. oto prefers to lay its eggs on plants of the tropical nightshade genus Cestrum. The silvery-gray caterpillars feed on these toxic plants and store the alkaloids in their tissues, making them distasteful to predators such as birds. They retain their toxicity in adulthood. The same alkaloids that make them poisonous also are converted into pheromones by the males, which use them to attract females.





Paul Bratescu Copyright 2007 All rights reserved

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HI paul ,

A lovely capture with great details , The BG is a good contrast for the subject. Composition and POV is really worth speaking of.

Tfs

Pawan

Hi Paul

Beautiful capture. What an extraordinary subject.

TFS
Karthek

Hi Paul,
Great shot, just wonderfully sharp and clear. The colours of the flowers and the wings edges look great. The background coming through the wings really seems to even out the look of the photo.
from Matt.

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  • GLEM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 524 W: 87 N: 693] (5741)
  • [2007-03-21 3:52]

hi Paul,
waouuu, c'est un papillon transparent. Superbe image et incroyable maîtrise technique. Excellente couleurs, netteté impeccable.

tfs

Hi , very strange creature and good photo , TFS.

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1296 W: 0 N: 5060] (15082)
  • [2007-03-21 4:16]

Hi Paul

Aother excellent shot - you have isolated the subject brilliantly - it has such a delicate form and colours that anything else in focus would have distracted attention. Well done.

James

Hello Paul
Very nice shot of this Glasswinged Butterful,I really like to capture one of them ,Great focusing and compo,
Welldone.

Regards
Fartash

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  • irimi Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 35 W: 2 N: 48] (262)
  • [2007-03-21 4:52]

Hello Paul,
You have photograped a beautiful creature. It seems so delicate, fragile. Excellent focusing, sharpness and boke. I loved the colors. The DoF is a bit shallow but I don't think it is that important. Well done.

Greetings,
Ahmet

Paul,

This is a beautiful Butterfly. I have not seen this in India. You have managed to maintain sharp focus on the subject.

Regards,
Murali Santhanam

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1004 W: 64 N: 1241] (5078)
  • [2007-03-21 5:36]

Wonderful capture, Paul!
What a lovely image you got with the lovely transparency of the glasswing!
Excellent sharpness, lighting, DOF and composition.
I like it!
My compliments and TFS.
Maite

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1096 W: 1 N: 4461] (14974)
  • [2007-03-21 6:55]

Hello Paul,
Excellent macro shot with crisp clear details and colors in this fine composition, thanks for sharing.
Rick

Great capture of this glasswing Paul.
Lovely BG and a pleasure to view.
I did a quick WS, I have to mess with my friends shots with my coffee in the am..
Forgive me then for screwing-up your post ;)

Hi Paul,

Excellent shot.
Well done.
BIswarup

Hi Paul,
What a beautiful capture!
I really like the transparent wings of this butterfly.
The outer pattern and colours of their wings goes with the colour of the flower, great matching photo!
Very good the DOF and the soft background got.
Congratulations and thanks for share it.
My best regards,
JM

hi paul,
excellent macro shot, nicely composed, well saturated colours, sharpness is topnotch, the transperent wings look awesome,
very well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • mikou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 863 W: 73 N: 1348] (5265)
  • [2007-03-21 11:27]

Hi Paul.
This is colorful capture with fine details and pleasant colors.I like point of view and perfect OOF background.Well done.
TFS and best greetings,Milos.

Hi Paul

Wow.... this has awesome visual impact. The bright orange of the flower against the green background is excellent. The little Glass Wing is beautiful. Our tropical butterfly houses of which there are two withing 3 hours of my home, do not import the Glass Wing and from my discussions with the management, don't intend to, therefore I have to see them through the skill and talent of my friends on Treknature. Thank your for this stunning sight! :-)

Beautifull shot. Very pure and sharp shot.Harmony of atmosphere, colours, lightning. I would not change a thing. Tfs. Stev

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1765 W: 29 N: 5150] (16868)
  • [2007-03-21 15:29]

Hi Paul,
Wonderful capture. Superb colours and sharpness. The wings just look fabulous. Great pose and BG too. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1836 W: 94 N: 2340] (8406)
  • [2007-03-21 17:00]

Hi Paul,
Wonderful butterfly and perfec photo. Composition, pov, colours, exposure, background and flower... A beautiful image!
TFS, José M.

Fantastic macro!!!

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1025 W: 5 N: 2883] (10431)
  • [2007-03-21 21:48]

Hola Paul.- WOW.- Muy hermoso Macro. Finos detalles con una muy buena iluminacion. Muy bonita Mariposa la que hoy presentas aqui.
Felicidades Luis52.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2007-03-22 5:02]

Hello Paul,
Very nice close up.Clear details,POV,colors,BG,lighting and visual impact are wonderful.
TFS..:-)

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2083 W: 6 N: 2089] (13483)
  • [2007-03-22 5:29]

Hola Paul,
perfecto trabajo,
original mariposa y bello pov,
el bg. maravilloso, saludos.

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3462 W: 145 N: 5915] (17726)
  • [2007-03-22 7:06]

Hi Paul, just beautiful!
These wings looks so dainty and attractive. Very good sharpness too. TFS
Janice

Hello Paul,
This is one of the most interesting butterflies i have ever seen. It's wings are almost transparent like those of the dragonflies.
Very lovely.. it's blending into the color of the background. It's also interesting to note that beauties as these are poisonous creatures.. But i guess that's the game of survival!

Awesome technicalities.. Kudos.
Steph

Salut Paul,

Am remarcat aceasta fotografie datorita culorilor si contrastului, parca a fost aleasa floarea special. Focusul e impresionant iar aripile chiar parca sunt din sticla. Fragilitate si putere in acelasi timp. Nu-ti poti lua ochii de la fotografie. Bravo. Oricum ai multe fotografii de nota 10. Toate cele bune. Cezar.

Hey, what a beautiful gallery, I have missed a lot of captures from you... it looks like a chocolate box, dont know what to pick :)
They are all very nice, but as you know I have debility with macro work, and yours is fantastic.
I love this one, colours look splendid but elegant at the same time, composition is perfect and subject great.
Congratulations for all of them!

WOW!
Excellent colors, depth of field and positioning!
Love the way that flower glows under it!
Impressive composition!
Cheers!
Elton

Delicate sharp shot with great colour presentation and DOF Paul.TFS

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