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Vanessa cardui
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
The Painted Lady is found almost anywhere, but they tend to inhabit brightly lighted and open environments. They prefer clover fields, flowery meadows and hilly country. Marshes, dunes, and thorn scrubs also attract the Painted Lady.
The Painted Lady has a pointed forewing which bears a distinct white bar. The hindwing has a submarginal row of 5 tiny black dots. The upperside of the freshly emerged butterfly is orange with rose-like overtones. The underside is a mottled gray, brown, and black.
Females lay eggs on the plants their babies will eat. The caterpillars that hatch out feed continuously and molt several times. After a few weeks they transform into a pupa, go through a complete metamorphosis, and emerge as an adult butterfly. The timing of this depends on the climate, the warmer it is the faster they grow. |
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Hello John
A superb capture here, nice and sharp with good colour saturation and neat placement within the frame too.
TFS regards Helen
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Good Morning, John!
Splendid macro shot of the adorable Painted lady butterfly! This butterfly is getting very famous on TN. Well, I am the one among its fans too :)
The way you presented the position (centered) of the butterfly is very nice. The yellow flower enhances the beauty of the picture, by giving grat contrast to the colors of the butterfly. I like natural colors acquired with great sharpness and using well-chosen POV. The DOF is fine too.
Very well seen!
best greetings,
Paras Bhalla
Cioa John. Good DOF and POV. Amazing natural colours.
Roberto
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