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Common Brimstone


Common Brimstone
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Copyright: Catherine Dijon (CatherineD) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 425 W: 15 N: 1844] (6663)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-08-30
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS400D, Canon EF 100 mm F2.8 Macro USM
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-09-01 12:21
Viewed: 791
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Common Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family.
The Brimstone is a beautiful insect, and a grand master of camouflage - the pale greenish underside, with raised wing-veins, and falcate wing tips all contributing to disguise the butterfly as a leaf, and making it near invisible when at rest under bramble or ivy leaves.
Both sexes emerge simultaneously in late June; or early July if the season is late. Favourite summer nectar sources include Marsh Thistle, Knapweed, Small Scabious, Devil's-bit Scabious, Hawkbit, Marjoram, Bramble, Buddliea, Spreading Bellflower etc. The butterflies enter hibernation in August or early September. Typical hibernation sites include bramble bushes, ivy clumps, and tussocks of pendulous sedge. (Source)
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Le citron (Gonepteryx rhamni) est un insecte lépidoptère de la famille des piéridés. Il se distingue par son camouflage qui le fait ressembler à une feuille.
Les mâles ont l'intérieur des ailes jaune vif alors que celles des femelles sont plus blanchâtres ou verdâtres. Chez les deux sexes l'extérieur des ailes tire sur le vert. Tous deux ont un point orangé au milieu des ailes.
Ce papillon vit en plaine et en montagne (jusqu'à plus de 2 000 m), on le voit dès le début du printemps, voltigeant partout où croissent les plantes (bourdaine, nerprun) dont se nourrissent les chenilles.
Ce papillon hiberne à l’état d’imago, dans le lierre ou les feuilles mortes. Il se montre aux chaudes journées du printemps.
La chenille se nourrit de bourdaine (Frangula alnus et de Nerprun purgatif (Rhamnus cathartica). Les papillons apprécient les jeunes buissons bien ensoleillés en lisière de bois. (Wikipedia) Ils se nourrissent sur de nombreuses espèces de plantes à fleurs dont l’eupatoire, les arbres à papillons, la salicaire…
nglen, Argus, boreocypriensis, pekkavalo1, buscape, haraprasan, red45, Alex99 has marked this note useful
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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2908 W: 34 N: 8623] (32138)
  • [2008-09-01 12:23]

Hi Catherine. It may have the name common but its still a beautiful butterfly. which you have captured so well on the white flower. our shot shows the wing markings so well. with good detail and natural colours. well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3813 W: 190 N: 11346] (34981)
  • [2008-09-01 13:06]
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Hello Catherine,
This female Brimstone butterfly looks like a fallen leaf in the Convulvolus flower in this well composed sharp image, which makes it rather unusual and quite appealing. The technical aspects and light management are top class.
TFS this delight,
Ivan

Hi Catherine,
An excellent macro capture of this green and leaf like Brimstone butterflt with great details and nice DOF/POV.
TFS and cheers,
Bayram

Hi Catherine,
Excellent capture of this beautiful Common Brimstone with good POV and composition, sharp details and bright natural colours.
TFS
Pekka

Hello Catherine,
very nice picture of this Brimstone.
I like the way it dips into this white flower. Beautiful composition. Godd sharpness and splendid details.
Thanks for sharing
Helmut

Hi Catherine ,
It is so nice macro.
Great light and amazung colours.
Very well done.

Kind regards
Saeed

Hi Catherine,
A nice capture of this beautiful brimestone butterfly. Very well composed with sharp details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2008-09-02 8:36]

Hello Catherine!

Perfect exposure of both flower and butterfly. Nice composition and POV. Not only insect is important on your photo - leaves are well showed, too.

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3584 W: 143 N: 5669] (18531)
  • [2008-09-03 10:31]

Hi Catherine.
My warm greetings with such wonderful close-up. Cute butterfly on a fine flower surrounded by attractive fresh leaves is looked greatly. Technically shot is produced blamelessly. Amazing exposure, great sharpness and details of all main objects, perfect POV and composition. Bravo. Well done.
Alexei.

Salut Catherine chouette ton papillon on dirait une feuille XD

seems to be part of the flower :-)
nice details
tfs

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