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Painted Lady and Buddleia flowers


Painted Lady and Buddleia flowers
Photo Information
Copyright: Paras Bhalla (parasbhalla) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 317 W: 0 N: 815] (3190)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-22
Categories: Insects
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC P150
Exposure: f/5.2, 1/200 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-10-18 0:47
Viewed: 184
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
WiKiPedia Information on "Painted Lady" butterfly:

The Painted Lady group of colourful butterflies comprises the subgenus Cynthia of the genus Vanessa in the Family Nymphalidae. They are well known throughout most of the world.

The group includes:
the Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), which is almost global in its distribution

1. Australian Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi)
2. American (Painted) Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
3. West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella).

In general, the Painted Lady is a large butterfly (wing span 5--9–cm (2--2 7/8 in)) identified by the black and white corners of its mainly deep orange, black-spotted wings. It has 5 white spots in the black forewing tips and while the orange areas may be pale here and there, there are no clean white dots in them. The hindwings carry 4 small submarginal eyespots on dorsal and ventral sides. Those on the dorsal side are black, but in the summer morph sometimes small blue pupils are present in some.

Vanessa cardui

The American Painted Lady (V. virginiensis) is most easily distinguishable by its two large hindwing eyespots on the ventral side. virginiensis also features a white dot within the subapical field of the forewings set in pink on the ventral side, and often as a smaller clean white dot in the orange of the dorsal side too. A less reliable indicator is the row of eyespots on the dorsal submarginal hindwing; virginiensis often has two larger outer spots with blue pupils. The black forewing tips have 4--5 white spots, usually the largest is whitish orange.

The West Coast Lady (V. annabella) does not have obvious ventral eyespots. On the dorsal side, anabella lacks a white dot in the subapical orange found in virginiensis, and is a purer orange color. annabella has a fully orange subapical band and leading edge on the forewing. The submarginal row of hindwing spots in annabella features three or four blue pupils. The two larger pupils in annabella are the inner spots, rather than the outer spots as in corresponding virginiensis.

The Australian Painted Lady (V. kershawi) is quite similar to V. cardui. Its four ventral eyespots are less clearly defined, and it always sports at least three (often four) blue pupil spots on its dorsal hindwing. Caterpillars are found mainly on Ammobium alatum.

(Source of information: WiKiPedia)
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Paras
Wonderful Painted lady!
Great sharp details, lovely colors!

Congratulation!
Horia

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 609 W: 0 N: 541] (3164)
  • [2009-10-18 1:03]

Hi Para,
Again a nice catch. Beautiful colors. Like the left side is slightly superexpouse, but overall is a nice macro.
Have a pleasant Sunday,
Adrian

hello Paras
very beautiful composition with particularly good light,a very good macro result and photo!
TFS thanks for sharing
Nasos

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1378 W: 56 N: 4747] (16330)
  • [2009-10-18 1:45]

Hello MF Paras.
A very beautiful capture here with this lovely butterfly!
The colors here are wonderful and the right exposure made sure that they will look at their best, the details are very clean and clear.Nice POV, framing and composition, too.
Best regards Siggi

Ciao Paras. Magnificent light and excellente details on amazing weft of this magnificent butterfly. Great POV/DOF.

Precioso conjunto aunque con una luz muy alta.
Saludos Paras.

Namastay bhaijaan Paras,

A real beuty, a lady on beeuatiful flowers from nice POV with delightful composition MF!
TFS and have a nice new Week!
Cheers,

Bayram

hello paras
great composition with good details and beautiful colours
greeting lou

Ciao Paras, splendid light on a wonderful butterfly, fantastic colors, wonderful details and superb sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • cirano Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 656 W: 0 N: 228] (4950)
  • [2009-10-18 13:54]

Slav Paras,
Very nice Painted lady.Fine sharpness,details and excellent colors.TFS.
Regards,
Dūrzan

Preciosa toma con gran nitidez de esta bella mariposa posada sobre una tambien hermosa flor
Buen trabajo
un saludo

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2575] (9085)
  • [2009-10-19 7:10]

Hi Paras,
a good view of the butterfly and a lovely rendition of the flower. The purple gives a good effect and the light that fall on the wings pronounced the beauty excellently.

regards,
Foozi

Eh ki kitta putta?
A lovely composition.
I feel you've done something to your lappie....this is simply over sharpened and a little too over-exposed!
I'd love to see a "Repost" of this shot, once you've fixed the issues!
Be good!
Goldy

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