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Pieris napi


Pieris napi
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Copyright: Siegfried Potrykus (siggi) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1373 W: 56 N: 4723] (16252)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-05
Categories: Insects
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-05-08 6:35
Viewed: 385
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
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, for which it is often mistaken. 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

UpperwingThe 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 spp. it overwinters as a pupa. 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.

(Wikipedia)
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Hi,
Fine closeup and good exposure to bring good details in white. tfs.
nagraj.v

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 0 N: 1985] (8905)
  • [2009-05-08 8:25]

Hello Siegfried
Beautiful closed up.Good POV and sharp image with nice detail.Colors are also very nice.
TFS Michel

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 598 W: 0 N: 523] (3096)
  • [2009-05-08 10:22]

Hallo Siegfried !

Eine hervorragende Makro.
Foto-Wiedergabe ist sehr gut un auch den Kontrast.
Die Beschreibung, die Sie ist sehr gut.
Ein schöner Tag,
Adrian

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3585 W: 143 N: 5669] (18533)
  • [2009-05-08 10:53]

Hi Siegfried.
Even today I have pictured this species. It is widespread in our region and these days I have met it a lot. Lights and darks of the image are very impressive and not typical for spring (at least for our spring with bright sunlight). DOF is great and almost all subject is in focus and BG is blurred pleasantly. TFS and my greetings.
Alexei.

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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 545 W: 0 N: 735] (3213)
  • [2009-05-08 10:59]

Hi Siegfried.
very nice composition
very good sharp and detail.

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1138 W: 32 N: 1161] (3574)
  • [2009-05-08 11:30]

Hallo Siegfried,
Lovely close up.POV,lighting,framing and composition are wonderful.
Thanks for posting..

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2908 W: 34 N: 8625] (32146)
  • [2009-05-08 11:44]

Hi Siegfried. A good capture of the Pieris napi Butterfly with you have taken with a good POV so we can see the wing markings. I think your main point of focus was on the flower hear rather than the butterfly. This was taken with good colours all round. I have yet to capture any butterflies this year. Well done TFS.
Nick..

Have a good wekend.

Ciao Siggi, great macro of nice Pieris Napi on a wonderful flower with beautiful details and splendid sharpness, very well done, bravo, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3816 W: 190 N: 11348] (34987)
  • [2009-05-08 12:25]

Hello Siggi,
Nice POV taken with good sharpness and exposure to show this male P. napi with good details in the open wing pose on the seeding dandelion flower.
Thanks and have a good weekend,
Ivan

Hi MF Siggi, a fine capture of a beautiful Pieris napi from nice dorsal pov perched on a wonderful flower with nice composition.
TFS and have a nice WE MF!
Cheers,
Bayram

Hola Siegfried, y gracias por tu amable y rápido comentario !
Tu toma bien realizada, con unos bellos y fuertes contrastes pero a la vez que elegantes. Bien encuadrado el motivo.

Saludos: Josep Ignasi.

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-05-08 16:34]

Hi Siggi,

How do you find all of these beautiful butterflies? This is one of the most elegant I have ever seen. The black and white are marvelous and the details are excellent. I love the shape of the wings and this proves that Nature is a better designer than man. Wonderful shot - great composition.

Jane

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  • cloud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 71 N: 758] (4689)
  • [2009-05-09 0:42]

Witaj,
Troche mija sie fokus ale fotka udana, taki ksztalt kwiatu tez ma swoj urok.
Pawel

hello Siegfried
a fine capture of this pieris napi, both butterly and flower are very sharp
the dark BG gives this picture a beautiful ambiance
have a nice sunday
Jacqueline

Excellent macro dear Siegfried. Very good DOF.

Roberto

Sorry I misseed this bro!
Was kinda caught up doin some stuff!
Superb shot, apart from the perfect technicalities, the compo is superb!
Cheers!
Goldy

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