<< Previous Next >>

Small Skipper


Small Skipper
Photo Information
Copyright: Siegfried Potrykus (siggi) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1365 W: 56 N: 4667] (16040)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06
Categories: Insects
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-07-02 1:06
Viewed: 320
Points: 52
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.
Appearance, behaviour and distribution
It has a rusty orange colour to the wings, upper body and the tips of the antennae. The body is silvery white below and it has a wingspan of 25 -30 mm. This butterfly is very similar in appearance to the Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola. In the Small Skipper, the undersides of the tips of the antennae are yellow orange, whereas they are black in the Essex Skipper. The black area on the lower edge of the upper wings also differs. Like the other orange 'grass skippers' the male has a distinctive black stripe made up of scent scales. This butterfly's range includes southern Britain, much of Europe, north Africa and the Middle East, typically occurring where grass has grown tall.
Lifecycle and foodplants
Eggs are laid loosely inside grass sheathes of the caterpillars foodplants from July to August. The newly hatched caterpillars eat their own eggshell before entering hibernation individually in a protective cocoon of a grass sheath sealed with silk. In the spring the caterpiller begins feeding. The favoured food plant is Yorkshire Fog Holcus lanatus, although other recorded foodplants include Timothy Phleum pratense, Creeping Soft Grass Holcus mollis, False Brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and Cock's foot Dactylis glomerata. The caterpillars pupate near the base of the foodplant in June with the first adults on the wing at the end of June, a week or two before the first Essex Skippers.They are strongly attracted to purple flowers such as Thistles and Knapweeds
(Wikipedia)
boreocypriensis, Royaldevon, ramthakur, Juyona, haraprasan, maurydv, anel, jconceicao, nglen, cloud, jlinaresp, jaycee has marked this note useful
Only registered TrekNature members may rate photo notes.
Add Critique [Critiquing Guidelines] 
Only registered TrekNature members may write critiques.
Discussions
None
You must be logged in to start a discussion.

Critiques [Translate]

Wowwww...what an impresive macro captureof this pretty skipper from frontal POV MF Siggi! Perfect bilateral symetry! Great composition and details.
Well done MF!
TFS and cheers,
Bayram

Hi Siegfried,

Very nice POV and very good focus. Nice capture of this butterfly. Good background as well. Nice composition.

TFS,
Kedar

Oh, wow, Siegfried, what a good pov!
This is such an unusual shot!
I don't think I've ever seen a butterfly so eye-to-eye berfore! The details of colour and texture are excellent, as is the dof.

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

I'm happy you too tried this POV, Siegfried.
The result has turned out quite curious; the Skipper looks like an animal with long ears :).
Very good details, especially of the hair on its face and thorax.
TFS
Ram

  • Great 
  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2256 W: 10 N: 2618] (15517)
  • [2009-07-02 2:51]

Hola amigo,
original macro,
pov y detalles atractivos.
saludos Sieg.

Hi Siegfried,
A nice frontal POV capture of this beautiful small skipper. Excellent sharp details and a lovely composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

  • Great 
  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 643 W: 15 N: 1566] (6115)
  • [2009-07-02 3:09]

Hello Siegfried
Nice work with great details and interesting POV.
Regards
Razvan

Hi,
Face to face! Fantastic pose and capture. tfs.
nagraj.v

Hello Siggi,
a beautiful picture of the Small Skipper taken from an impressive and unusual frontal POV, good sharpness and splendid bright colours, very nice composition.
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

  • Great 
  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 400 W: 0 N: 985] (5340)
  • [2009-07-02 5:25]

very nice, fine colours and details!

  • Great 
  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1713 W: 0 N: 3892] (15622)
  • [2009-07-02 5:31]

Hallo Siggi,
Sehr lustig das Bild dieses kleinen Dickkopffalters! Da hast du wirklich eine tolle Perspektive erwischt. Guter Bildaufbau und feine natürliche Farben.
Herzlichen Dank
Anne

  • Great 
  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1338 W: 0 N: 2558] (9021)
  • [2009-07-02 6:14]

Hi Siegfried,
a lovely frontal view of the skipper. Very unique pose with the bulging eyes and hairy body.
Seen in great details.
well presented.

regards,
Foozi

  • Great 
  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2377 W: 94 N: 5465] (17432)
  • [2009-07-02 6:53]

Hello Siegfried,
A really surprising macro. Superb frontal POV in excellent sharpness, details and very beautiful colours. Good natural OOF BG.
Regards,
Peter

  • Great 
  • briGG Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 171 W: 2 N: 272] (1383)
  • [2009-07-02 7:06]

Excellent face to face!!!

I like this creative shot!

TFS

brigitte

Hi Siegfried
Wonderful full frontal macro POV with stunning detail and nice natural color.
tfs jon

Ciao Siggi, great frontal POV for this little skipper, splendid colors, fine details and wonderful sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

  • Great 
  • thor68 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 792 W: 138 N: 1312] (5642)
  • [2009-07-02 10:19]

that“s about the coolest pov for a butterfly! :-) this looks like an orange stealth bomber, love the details and colors.
excellent job best wishes, thor.

Hi sergio,
Unusual and interesting POV, with very good focus. Imaginative composition, Thanks.
Alan

Hello Siegfried ,

Great macro.
Colours light and definition are splendid.
Excellent composition.
Good note.

  • Great 
  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2900 W: 34 N: 8586] (32012)
  • [2009-07-02 12:26]

Hi Siegfried. I must say this is somthing different from you. This is what you call a head on POV. You have been able to take it with fine detail and sharp focusing around the head. All with natural looking colours. well done TFS.
Nick..

  • Great 
  • cloud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 298 W: 71 N: 757] (4683)
  • [2009-07-02 13:06]

Hi Siegfried,
Bardzo nietypowe ujecie z przodu i bardzo interesujacy rezultat. bez opisu trudno rozpoznac.
Pozdrawiam, Pawel

Very interesting frontal POV. Good idea dear Siegfried. Very good the BG too.

Roberto

Hi Siegfried,

A very good POV

as a plane!!!!

excellent work!

Regards & TFS!

  • Great 
  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-07-02 17:12]

Hi Siggi,

Not sure I have seen a Small Skipper head on like this before. Fantastic pov. The colors, textures and details are excellent. I'm not sure I would have known it was a butterfly! Love it - this is really special.

Jane

Slav Sīegfrīed,
A very nice close up of this skipper.Good focus.Nice colours and composition.
TFS.
Regards.
Dūrzan

  • Great 
  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2983 W: 162 N: 911] (2687)
  • [2009-07-05 1:49]

Hello Siegfried,
A really great capture of this Skipper! I love the look of it, really funny! Excellent sharpness and colours too and a fine soft background. Well done!
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

Calibration Check
















0123456789ABCDEF