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Iphiclides podalirius


Iphiclides podalirius
Photo Information
Copyright: Roberto Innocenzi (cobra112) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 578 W: 9 N: 1168] (6450)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-31
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D40X
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-08-31 5:03
Viewed: 275
Points: 38
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Il podalirio (Iphiclides podalirius LINNAEUS, 1758) è una farfalla diurna della famiglia dei Papilionidae.
Ha una livrea giallo pallida, a fasce trasversali bruno-nerastre, a forma di V dirette verso l'angolo dell'ala anteriore. In alcune varietà il colore di fondo può essere bianco e le fasce essere di un nero marcato. Ha un'apertura alare di 6.5-8 cm. Le ali posteriori hanno delle macchie ocellate arancioni e azzurre e le code sono piuttosto allungate e scure. Può avere 2-3 generazioni annue. Il bruco ha una forma che ricorda una piccola limaccia, ha il corpo verde con linee gialle ed è spesso macchiato di rosso. Si sviluppa a spese di specie arbustive e Rosaceae (come Prunus spinosa e Crataegus monogyna). È una specie termofila con buona tendenza migratoria. Il volo avviene da marzo a settembre, nelle aree aperte e/o coltivate, ma provviste di copertura arboreo-arbustiva. La specie frequenta le foreste temperate e le pianure assolate fino a circa i 1700 m di quota, ma sta risentendo della rarefazione delle siepi in pianura. Diffusa in Europa, Africa settentrionale, Asia temperata e parte della Cina; in Italia è presente ovunque dalle zone di pianura a quelle montuose.

The Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius) is a butterfly found in gardens, fields and open woodlands. It is found in places with sloe thickets and particularly orchards. It is also called Sail Swallowtail or Pear-tree Swallowtail. It is widespread throughout Europe with the exception of the northern parts. Its range extends northwards to Saxony and central Poland and eastwards across Asia Minor and Transcaucasia as far as the Arabian peninsula, India, and western China. A few specimens of the Scarce Swallowtail have been reported from central Sweden and the UK but they were probably only strays and not migrants. The scarcity of UK migrants is responsible for the English common name. In the Alps it can be found up to altitudes of 1600 m. In some years the Scarce Swallowtail is quite abundant. The Scarce Swallowtail is getting rarer as the blackthorn bushes are being cleared; and it is now protected in some central European countries. It is protected by law in Czech republic, Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg and Poland. It is considered Rare-Endangered and protected in some provinces of Austria and of status Indeterminate throughout Europe. The food plant includes hawthorn bushes. The caterpillars spin little pads on leaves and grip them firmly. The newly hatched caterpillar is dark in colour with two smaller and two bigger greenish patches on the dorsal side, later they are greenish with yellowish dorsal and side stripes. The summer chrysalids are green as a rule, the hibernating ones are brown. A number of hibernating chrysalids fall prey to various enemies
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Hello Roberto,

An outstanding capture with great colors and fine details. Very well done & TFS.

Regards

Umar

Ciao Roberto, tra le più belle farfalle di casa nostra, si rivede sempre volentieri e la tua è proprio bellissima, eccezionale qualità, bella macro da difficile POV, bravissimo, ciao Silvio

Hello Roberto, great close-up shot of a scarce swallowtail with wonderful details and composition.
TFS and regards,
Bahadır

Hi,
Beautiful butterfly captured with all its colors and details. composition could have been better, too close. tfs.
nagraj.v

Roberto,
This Iphiclides podalirius is one of the best capture of this specie.
Congratulation for the sharpness, colors, POV.
Mariana

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1373 W: 56 N: 4723] (16252)
  • [2009-08-31 7:29]

Hello Roberto.
Very good shot of this butterfly, great background that makes the subject to stand out. Very sharp and well exposed too. Good note. Thanks.Best regards Siggi

Roberto,
Great and wonderful colored capture.
Lovely light, good POV and BG!
Horia

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 407 W: 0 N: 1011] (5460)
  • [2009-08-31 7:57]

Vry good macro of this big Butterfly, good colors and details!

hello Roberto
super sharpness composition with very good details and beautiful colours in good light
great shot
greeting lou

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2908 W: 34 N: 8625] (32146)
  • [2009-08-31 8:08]

Hi Roberto. A first class close up of this butterfly. Which you have taken with fine detail and sharp focusing. Your use of the light has given natural colours. Stands out well from the plain BG. well done TFS,
Nick..

Punti doppi oggi perche' vedendo la foto capisco quanto hai faticato e quanto gli sei corso appresso..eeheh...una delle foto piu' difficili scattata davvero alla grande,i dettagli e i colori sono di qualita' elevatissima.Certo era piu' facile la mia falena che se ne e' stata mezzora bella ferma sulle foglie..eheh....buona serata,Luciano

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2388 W: 94 N: 5521] (17576)
  • [2009-08-31 8:44]

Hello Roberto,
Fantastic photo in an original good diagonal composition. Excellent sharpness, details and natural colours. Good POV and OOF BG.
Regards,
Peter

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 647 W: 15 N: 1589] (6203)
  • [2009-08-31 10:40]

Hello Roberto
A fine capture with natural colors and great details
regards
Razvan

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  • cirano Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 656 W: 0 N: 228] (4942)
  • [2009-08-31 11:31]

Slav Roberto,
An excellent macro shot with great POV,sharpness,colors and details.TFS.
Regards,
Dûrzan

Ciao Roberto amico,

A portrayed butterfly in a spectacular way!, my congratulations for selecting angle very suitable to do us see all this insect's structure. Spectacular the depth of the picture and fine details, just as the approach very well managed. Excellent document annexed.

Very masterfull job!

PD: I wrote in English because at this time I don't have my online translator for Italian! But I don't have problem with comments in Italian, then is understood very good!

;-)

Jesús

Ciao Roberto,

A marvellous macro capture of the Scarced Swallowtail butterfly! The sharpness and POV are perfect, along with nice use of the shallow DOF. The colors are very natural and the textures on the wings are very well shown. The butterfy gives great contrast to the blurry BG. The flower does enhances the beauty of the shot drastically. Especially, I like the eyes of the butterfly.
Original work!

kind regards,
Paras Bhalla

Hi Roberto
Outstanding is correct! What a brilliant shot - hard to capture the wings in this position - I love the angle you have taken the shot at. Great detail on the wings and body. Lovely!
cheers
Linzi

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  • briGG Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 171 W: 2 N: 272] (1383)
  • [2009-09-01 13:04]

Hello Roberto,

EXCELLENT! A great beauty ! Great sharp shot and naturals colours!

Good work! Congratulation...

brigitte

Hello Roberto
you have taken this scarce swallowtail of a superb way, i like your POV but also the pose of this small white flower, the wonderful details, the BG and the lovely colors
Have a good night
Jacqueline

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