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Pieris napi


Pieris napi
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Copyright: Milos Koudelka (mikou) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 840 W: 67 N: 1311] (5269)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-18
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS, Mora Close-up 58mm +4
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-05-19 6:54
Viewed: 538
Points: 44
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
Bělásek řepkový -
- is a butterfly of the Pieridae family.
Appearance, behaviour and distribution.
Widespread across Europe, Asia including the Indian subcontinent and North America, it is found in Meadows, hedgerows and woodland glades but not as often in gardens and parks like its close relatives the Large and Small Whites which it is often mistaken for. Like other "white" butterflies, the sexes differ. The female has two spots on each forewing, the male only one. The veins on wings of the female are usually more heavily marked. The underside hindwings are pale yellow with the veins highlighted by black scales giving a greenish tint, hence Green-veined White! Unlike these two butterflies it rarely chooses garden cabbages to lay its eggs on, preferring wild crucifers.
Life cycle and foodplants.
The eggs are laid singularly on a wide range of foodplants including Hedge Mustard Sisybrium officinale Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata, Cuckooflower Cardamine pratense, Water-cress Rorippa nastutium-aquaticum, Charlock Sinapis arvensis,Large bitter-cress Cardamine amara, wild cabbage Brassica oleracea and wild Radish Raphanus raphanistrum and so it is rarely a pest in gardens. The caterpillar is green and well camouflaged. It is often found feeding on the same plant as the Orange Tip but never competes for food because it only feeds on the leaves whereas the Orange Tip caterpillar feeds on the flowers and developing seed pods. Like other Pieris sp. it overwinters as a pupae It can produce up to three broods in a year.

Recent research has shown that when males mate with a female, they inject methyl salicylate along with their sperm. The smell of this compound repels other males, thus ensuring the first male's paternity of the eggs - a form of chemical mate guarding.

The adult male of this species has a distinctive lemon smell.
(from Wikipedia encyclopedia)
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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1007 W: 64 N: 1266] (5195)
  • [2007-05-19 7:32]

Excellent capture, Milos!
What marvellous colors!
Great sharpness, DOF and exposure!
I like a lot the pose of the butterfly showing both sides of its wings and the beautiful antenae.
Congratulations and TFS.
Greetings
Maite

Hi Milos,
Good light in the image; you had to cope with a strong contrast due to the latter.
Nevertheless overall nice colours.
TFS
Annick

Hi dear Milos ,
excellent shot with amazing colours.
well composed and nice sharpness.
well exposed.
Greeting
Saeed

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2007-05-19 9:05]

Hi Milos,
Beautiful close up. Great POV and the lighting is excellent.. A very nice composition the positioning of the subject looks great.
TFS...Sky

Hola Milos,
Excelente imagen, buena definición y colores naturales muy bellos. Saludos
José Ramón

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5579] (18518)
  • [2007-05-19 10:10]

Hi Milos,
Wonderful shot. Lovely colours and sharp details. Excellent POV, DOF and light management. I like its half open wings, shows a different perspective. The yellow flowers adds nice colour to the shot. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

Hi Milos,
This is very nice shot of Green-veined White. Excellent sharpness and colors reproduction is great. I like the way you composed this picture. Very well done and tfs.
JC

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3586 W: 143 N: 5690] (18601)
  • [2007-05-19 11:05]

Hi Milos.
Lights and colours of this perfectly composed picture are simply amazing. I am impressed with your nice POV and perfectly details of all features of the butterfly and flower. BG is very impressive too. DOF and sharpness are also great. Once more your wonderful picture. Bravo and TFS.
Alexei.

Superb image of this Green-veined White, Milos.
You do great work with your 58mm extention.
Great details, colours and composition.
TFS.

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  • volkan Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 463 W: 10 N: 2] (1098)
  • [2007-05-19 13:33]

Hi Milos,
Beautiful close up capture of this butterfly in its surrounding.
Nice clear details and sharpness.
Great work.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3824 W: 190 N: 11393] (35107)
  • [2007-05-19 15:48]

Hello Milos,
Excellent macro of a Green-veined White with fine POV showing both under and uppersides of the wings in this sharp and well composed presntation. The lighting is first class and the butterfly contrasts well with the BG.
TFS and best wishes, Ivan

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 1399 W: 3 N: 30] (506)
  • [2007-05-19 16:42]

merhaba milos
here is well close-up working on this beautiful Pieris napi
everytime i like the IS series of canon that have got wonderful macro working
composition, point of view, depth of field, background, lighting, colours, details, framing and note are great
thanks for sharing
greetings
izler

bonsoir
bien vu cet ensemble de couleur, la pieride ressort parfaitement bien sur ce bg vert et l' éclat du jaune relève le tout
brzavo, merci
edith

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2007-05-20 10:34]

Hi Milos,

A wonderful and beautiful macro! The colors are marvelous. Good sharp details and a lovely comp.

Jane

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 640 W: 98 N: 1241] (4189)
  • [2007-05-20 13:45]

Hello my favorite friend from Czech Republic! Nice POV for your butterfly presentation. Good exposure and fine detail. The classic pose of butterfly is excellent. Thanks for sharing. Ken

hello Milos
nice and sharp photo, good details, colours, nice composition,
regards
jo

Hi Milos, splendid colors, wonderful butterfly with great details, very well done, ciao Silvio

Ahoj Milos... nejak som tento obrazok prehliadol.Uz som sa cudoval ze som davno od Teba nic nevidel.
Toto je velmi pekne makro. Vyborná kompozicia a farebne podnaie. Perfektyne zaostrene v celej pozadovanej hlbke. Pekny obrazok.
Ciao
Body zajtra

Hi Milos
It is good to see the butterflies. Interesting light and good composition. Unfotunately there are litlle noises in buckgroun.

Best wishes
Krzysztof

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  • Isu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 313 W: 0 N: 21] (1663)
  • [2007-05-21 19:06]

Hola mikou, preciosa toma brillante y colorida, me encanta en gran manera. Saludos

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2264 W: 10 N: 2633] (15577)
  • [2007-05-22 7:38]

Hola Milos,
como siempre un trabajo exquisito,
bellos colores y magnífico pov,
saludos

bonjour milos
je n'ai pas encore eu le temps de prendre vraiment des papillon cette année,mais je compte bien y aller en fin de journée pour essayer mon nouvelle objectif,en tout cas celui-ci est tres beau et net.
il se detache bien du BG.
laurent

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