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Lycaena phlaeas


Lycaena phlaeas
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Copyright: Oana Otilia Saracutu (oanaotilia) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 311 W: 19 N: 509] (1700)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-09-19
Categories: Insects
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-19 11:24
Viewed: 274
Points: 36
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I hope I am not mistaken in identification of this small butterfly.
http://www.leps.it/ I think a good site for butterfly identification.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lycaena
Species: L. phlaeas

The upperside forewings are a bright orange with a dark outside edge border and with eight or nine black spots. The hindwings are dark with an orange border. Some females also have a row of blue spots inside the orange border and are known as form caeruleopunctata. The undersides are pattenered in a similar way but are paler. The black spots on the forewings are outlined in yellow and the dark colouring is replaced by a pale brownish, gray. The hindwings are the same brown/grey colour with small black dots and a narrow orange border. The caterpillars (larvae) are usually green, but some have a purple stripe down the middle of the back and along each side.
It is widespread and common across Europe, Asia and North America, and also found in North Africa south through Ethiopia.

It can be found almost anywhere in south/central England and Wales although never, it seems, in large numbers. Its distribution becomes more patchy in northern England, Scotland and Ireland.
(wikipedia)
Other info and pictures:
http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk/species/coppers/welc4.htm

http://www.eurobutterflies.com/species_pages/phlaeas.htm

I hope you like it.

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Hello Oana,
We are neighbors this evening! And with two butterflies from Belgium! Your Lycaena phlaeas is fantastic: beautiful lignt and composition, excellent management of light and sharpness and a little spider web as bonus. Congratulations!
Catherine

Oana
O minune de fluturas ai capturat azi.
Detalii atat de clare si culori frumoase, intr-o lumina de exceptie.
Bravo!
Mariana

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2921 W: 34 N: 8658] (32266)
  • [2009-09-19 11:39]

Hi Oana . This a beautiful butterfly which you have taken with bright colours and fine detail. And sharp focusing. A good pose on the bright yellow flower . Well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 655 W: 15 N: 1629] (6333)
  • [2009-09-19 11:57]

Buna Oana
Poze macro din ce in ce mai bune. O poza reusita cu subiect in focus, culori vii si detalii foarte bune
Week-end placut
Razvan

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  • tcr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 77 W: 0 N: 237] (948)
  • [2009-09-19 12:05]

Hello Oana.
A very well taken picture.
Nice colour, composition and crisp sharpness.
Great work.
TFS.

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 614 W: 0 N: 557] (3214)
  • [2009-09-19 12:14]

Seara buna Oana,
excelent macro !
Superbe culori, felicitarile mele.
Un weekend placut,
Adrian

Hi Oana,

Lovely macro capture of this colorful butterfly with wonderful details! The flowers compliment the beauty of the butterfly too.
The colors are so awesome and bright, shown with great sharpness and from a well chosen POV. The shallow DOF works very well here. The blurry BG is simply nice.
Very well done!

Have a nice weekend!
best regards,
Paras

Hello Oana,

A great macro with vibrant coloration, sharpness & fine details. Nice POV, pose & BG.

Well done & TFS.

Regards

Umar

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  • tuslaw Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 511 W: 20 N: 1392] (4861)
  • [2009-09-19 18:55]

Hello Oana,
I believe your right on the money in your identification, looks like a Little Copper to me also. Wondeful detail, colors and DOF. A real beauty!! Great notes!! TFS.
Ron

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  • nagraj Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 567 W: 94 N: 1194] (4878)
  • [2009-09-19 23:59]

Hi,
Beautiful lighting and colors, excellent composition, the butterfly, very beautiful. tfs.
nagraj.v

Very good macro of L.phlaeas TFS.

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 94 N: 5564] (17694)
  • [2009-09-20 1:24]

Hello Oana,
Excellent photo in great sharpness and details. Superb composition and POV. Beautiful light and clear colours, also in the OOF BG.
Regards,
Peter

Salut Oana!
I think your identification is correct :>
Very nice capture with low point of view and good saturated colours. Also the pose of the insect looks nice - small beauty during breakfast ;>
It aslo looks that it was lucky - next to the flower I can see a spider web.
Greetings from Lodz,
Raomir

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2009-09-20 3:30]

Hello Oana, Well shot yes I like it.The colors and the POV is very nice. The picture is very sharp and well presented.Ganesh

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  • briGG Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 171 W: 2 N: 272] (1383)
  • [2009-09-20 23:55]

Hello Oana,

Very fine shot! I like the position of the butterfly ... and the spider silk on the left!
Great naturals colours!

TFS

brigitte

Buna Oana,curata ca lacrima...excelenta imagine, bravo.

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1730 W: 0 N: 3938] (15810)
  • [2009-09-21 4:38]
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Hello Oana,
A very cute little L. phlaeas posed on these fine yellow flowers. An excellent composition and very good sharpness on the wings. Pleasing pictures especially also because of its warm and fine colors.
I see that you are taking more and more pictures of butterflies :-)
Kind regards
Anne

Hi Oana,
this shot is so beautiful.
I love the warm and sunny colours and the cute butterfly.
Excellent quality, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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