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Painted Lady - The Lady of the Year


Painted Lady - The Lady of the Year
Photo Information
Copyright: Paras Bhalla (parasbhalla) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 317 W: 0 N: 814] (3170)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-09-20
Categories: Insects
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC P150
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/220 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Painted Ladies 2 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-10-11 1:23
Viewed: 163
Points: 22
[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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Waw...Paras!
I suggest you to declare"The year of Painted lady"!!!
In this year, you only have many wonderful capture of this beautiful butterfly.
Congratulation1
Horia

Hi Paras
Best shot and great capture.. good POV.. wonderful
Thanks for sharing
Regards
Özgür

Hello Paras,
Nice shot, beautiful details and colors.
Well done!
Regards,
Alina

Hello Paras! Superb shot. Perfect sharpness. Good light and colours. Very good contrast. Well done!

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2386 W: 94 N: 5517] (17564)
  • [2009-10-11 3:04]

Hello Paras,
Beautiful photo of this butterfly, but I don't like the heavy black frame. The rest of the photo is all excellent. Sharpness, details, colours, DOF, POV and composition are all very good.
Regards,
Peter

Preciosos colores de esta clásica ya en tu galería, de ella y evidentemente del conjunto. Encuadre muy particular. Excelente enfoque y una sobrada profundidad.
Saludos

Paras
I entitled my post today after ...your, because I am a Pinted lady fan too!
Mariana

Ciao Paras. Exciting POV, good bright colours and stunning details. Very well composed macro shot.

Robertp

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1373 W: 56 N: 4716] (16222)
  • [2009-10-11 12:59]

Hello MF Paras.
Very nice capture of this Painted Lady.I like good position wings and very nice natural colors.Well composed and good focused with sharp details.Very good separated from background.
Best regards Siggi

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-10-11 14:33]

...and we need a touch of colors so great from you in a Vanessa's pic! And you was very great another time,wonderful POV and sharpness and the purple flowers to up the colors of the composition,one of the best Vanessa of this year,my best compliments,have a nice week,LUCIANO

Hello Paras
another great shot of this so beautiful Painted Lady, wonderful pose and POV
each detail on his wings and head are well seen and the colors are superb
i like also the flowers where he is posing
Have a good night
Jacqueline

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