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Aporia crataegi


Aporia crataegi
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Copyright: Dejan Kulijer (dejo) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 354 W: 51 N: 475] (2048)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-01
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon Powershot S2-IS
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/500 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Nature of Bosnia and Herzegovina [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-10-23 12:30
Viewed: 400
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Black-veined White
Aporia crataegi

Distribution: Across all of Europe but absent from northern Scandinavia and now extinct in the UK where once it was present across much of the south. It is also in low numbers on some Mediterranean Islands, particularly in the east. North Africa.

Identification: Distinctive. It is the only large white butterfly with all the veins lined black and lacks any other marks. Only the Clouded Apollo, Parnassius mnemosyne, is similar but this has two large black spots on the forewing.

Flight time: May to July.

Habitat: Meadows with scrub or cultivated areas with fruit trees. Larvae feed on various fruit tree species (Prunus) and Blackthorn plus Hawthorns (Crataegus) and a few other bushes.

Behaviour: Often found fighting each other for available space on suitable nectar plants - sometimes this appears to be rather violent. Can also be found roosting communally, particularly in open places where suitable low plants can host over half a dozen butterflies.

Additional notes: Once this butterfly was common in southern England. Suddenly it disappeared completely and hasn't been seen since the early 1900s. The reason for this decline has never been fully explained.

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Hello Dejan,
Nice capture of Black-veined White butterfly with lovely colours and blurry BG, fine details and well composed too.
TFS and regards,
Kevin

Hello Dejan
Nice butterfly shot well presented and saturated!
TFS
Ralf

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 925 W: 5 N: 2428] (9111)
  • [2007-10-23 15:33]

very nice pic for colours and sharpness,thanks for share,Luciano

Hi Dejan.
Simply perfect!
Wonderful composition with magnicifent colors!
Excellent POV, sharpness and contrast.
Impressive the wealth of details.
Thanks for sharing!
Best regards,
José Roberto

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1898 W: 4 N: 5163] (19674)
  • [2007-10-24 11:25]

Hi Dejan. A very good close up of thid butterfly. you have use the sun light to show the makings on the wings so well. with fine detail and good colours. a nice POV/DOF. well done TFS. good notes too.
Nick..

bonjour Dejan
C'est une excellente prise en macro,la netteté et les couleurs sont impeccables.bon pov et dof.
Felicitations et au revoir...JP.

Hej Dejan,

Suberb sharpness in this macro picture well done!
Hälsningar
/Stefan

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  • tiklod Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 299 W: 77 N: 891] (3361)
  • [2007-10-25 18:13]

Hi Dejan,
Great contrast on back-lighted wings! Beautiful vivid colours and framing.
Regards,

Claude

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  • Ena Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 359 W: 61 N: 568] (2327)
  • [2007-10-31 13:36]

Hej, Dejo
Great POV, sharpness and contrast.
:-)

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  • joelo Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 43 W: 10 N: 39] (148)
  • [2007-11-03 15:45]

Hi Dejan,

Technically very nice under some difficult lighting conditions. I like the contrast between the white wings ant the dark flower.
The composition might have been more interesting had you left a little more space on the left side, instead of centering the subject so precisely.

TFS, Joel

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  • Alma Silver Star Critiquer [C: 13 W: 0 N: 1] (8)
  • [2007-12-23 3:29]

Ciao Dejan,
Lovely photo! Nice details and good BG!
Nice POV!
Saluti
Alma

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