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Polygonia c-album


Polygonia c-album
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Copyright: Siegfried Potrykus (siggi) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1382 W: 56 N: 4768] (16394)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-09
Categories: Insects
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-10-30 0:46
Viewed: 157
Points: 46
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Comma (Polygonia c-album) is a species of butterfly, common in the United Kingdom and with a distribution across Europe and temperate Asia to Japan and south to Morocco. Similar species are found in the United States and Canada. It has a white marking on its underwings resembling a comma. The wings have a distinctive ragged edge, apparently a cryptic form as the butterfly resembles a fallen leaf. The caterpillars are also cryptic, resembling a bird dropping.

In the 19th century the British population of comma butterflies crashed, and by 1920 there were only two sightings. The cause for this decline is unknown, and from about 1930 the population recovered and it is now one of the more familiar butterflies in Southern England, and is now resident in Scotland and in North Wales.

The caterpillars will feed up on hops, and they will also eat stinging nettle, elm or currant leaves, and in other parts of its distribution (e.g. in Sweden) also sallow and birch leaves.

The species survives the winter in the adult stage, and adults are of two forms. The form that overwinters before reproducing has dark undersides of the wings, whereas the form that develops directly to sexual maturation has lighter colured wing undersides. Both forms can arise from eggs laid by the same female, depending mainly on the photoperiods experienced by the larvae, but also with an influence of host plants, temperature and sex of individuals.
(Wikipedia)
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Hello Siegfried
davvero una bellissima composizione ricca sia di colori che di soggetti tutti ben incorniciati. Ottimi colori e dettagli sulla Polygonia che nonostante la presenza della piccola coccinella, è la protagonista indiscussa con i suoi colori enfatizzati da una buona luce che ne valorizza ancor più le tonalità.
Livio

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 614 W: 0 N: 557] (3214)
  • [2009-10-30 1:40]

Hi Siggi,
sit and wonder where you so many pictures of butterflies. You did stock photos? Just kidding, of course. Splendid macro, superb details.
Have a quiet days,
Adrian

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 414 W: 0 N: 1030] (5550)
  • [2009-10-30 1:47]

Very good photo of this Butterfly, nice natural colors and fine details!

Hallo Siegfried,

Another superb macro capture of Comma butterfly with perfect sharpness and from a great POV, my friend! The sharpness and DOF are perfect with great contrast between the beautiful colorful tectures of butterfly and the green BG. An additional visitot (The Ladybug) is a bonus :)

Schönes Wochenende!

Viele Grüße,
Paras

Slav Sîggî,
Another wonderful close up of butterfly from you.Very good taken with excellent sharpness and colors.Perfect POV and fine details.TFS.
Best regards,
Dûrzan

Hello Siggi,
This is a very beautifull macro with excellent sharpness,contrast and very beautiful colors.Great POV and details, excellent BG.Nice to see the small ladybug also.
TFS.
Best regards,
Nikos.

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-10-30 3:42]

Hi Siggi,beuatiful portrai of one of my prefered butterflies,very interesting wings position,excellents sharpness and colors and the ladybird in bonus too.Very nice composition,have a nice day,Luciano

Great details, light and colours! And composition of course!
All my best!

Hello Siegfried,
a beautiful picture of the Comma, very good sharpness and bright colours well saturated,
excellent POV and composition
TFS
Have a good weekend
Maurizio

Hello Siegfried,

A nice image with good pov and dof and beautiful colours.

Gert

Ciao Siggi, great two for one, lovely ladybug and superb Polygonia, excellent sharpness and wonderful natural colors, beautiful composition, very well done, ciao Silvio

Siggi
What a great comma!
Great colors and details.
And the little ladybug is extra!
Horia

Wonderful dual capture!
Great comma and lovely ladybug!
Mariana

hello Siegfried
very good sharpness and good details
beautiful colours
great shot
greeting lou

Hello Siggi,
A nice composition of the Polygonia c-album in Plantago. Good captur.
Have a nice weekend. Ferran.

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2921 W: 34 N: 8658] (32266)
  • [2009-10-30 13:06]

Hi Siegfried. This is one of my favorite butterflies. I think its the shape in the wings. I see you have bonus of the little lady bug in the shot. Taken with fine detail and rich colours. Well taken TFS.
Nick..

Have a good weekend.

Hello Siggi,

A great macro with vivid colors, sharpness & details. Lovely POV, pose & BG.

Well done & TFS.

Regards

Umar

Hi MF Siggi,

Lovely and awesome capture of a comma from nice POV with wonderfull natural colours and impeccable clarity.
TFS and have a nice WE! Take care!
Cheers

Bayram

Czesc Siegfried! Doskonala praca, swietne makro, bardzo dobre swiatlo, imponujaca kolorystyka, ostrosc bez zarzutu, mucha nie siada. Klaniam sie!

A superb shot, Siggi!The colours are perfect!
I love the way you've timed it!
Bravo!
Goldy

Ciao Siegfried. Interesting lighting presentation for this magnificent Polygonia with very good bright colours.

Roberto

Hallo Siegfried,
dieser Schmetterling ist stets so besonders, diese Form der Flügel macht ihn unverkennbar.
Ich mag auch so gerne sein tiefes Orange, einfach toll. Also Bonus zeigst Du uns auch noch einen Marienkäfer, toll.
Wunderschönes Bild, herzlichen Dank
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Hello Siegfried
wonderful shot of the great butterfly and the small Ladybug on the same flower
very nice vertical composition
the fine details and the rich colors makes this image an excellent one
Have a great sunday

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