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Hyponephele lycaon


Hyponephele lycaon
Photo Information
Copyright: Roberto Innocenzi (cobra112) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 584 W: 9 N: 1180] (6530)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-08-01
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D40X
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2009-09-05 4:55
Viewed: 270
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Postata come Manjola Jurtina si è rivelata essere, grazie alla felice intuizione di Ivan ed alla puntuale conferma di maurydv una Hyponephele lycaon.

First posted like manjola Jurtina.
Thanks for right id to Ivan and maurydv

lyponephele lycaon

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Superfamily:Papilionoidea

Family: Nymphalidae

Subfamily:Satyrinae

Genus: Hyponephele

Species:H. lycaon


The Dusky Meadow Brown (Hyponephele lycaon) is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It can be found in Europe, primarily the South and East. The wingspan is ca. 40 mm. The butterflies fly from June to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on various grasses.
RANGE. Europe, the Caucasus and Transcaucasia, temperate Asia from Turkey to Mongolia, China and S. Siberia; ?Kopet-Dagh.
• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The nominate subspecies is distributed in the European part (except for the northern areas), Ciscaucasia, the Urals and N. Kazakhstan. The N. Caucasus (the Teberda and Mt. Elbrus areas) is populated by the ssp. alpherakyi Sheljuzhko, 1937. The Altai, the south of W. Siberia, the Baikal area and W. Transbaikalia harbour the ssp. catamelas (Staudinger, 1886), though it shows no real differences from European specimens and most probably should be regarded as a synonym of the nominate subspecies. In S. Tuva, the ssp. catalampra (Staudinger, 1895) is known to occur. The presence of the species in Kopet-Dagh requires confirmation. Populations from S. Transcaucasia and the Talysh Mts., as well as from the adjacent areas of NW. Iran (the W. and E. Azerbaijan provinces) deserve the status of a separate taxon - ssp. zuvandica Samodurov et Koroljev, 1996 (bona sp.?).
• HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. All over its range, H. lycaon is commonly found in grassy and flowery as well as arboreal habitats on plains and at foothills, in the mountains reaching 1,500-1,800 m, up to 2,500 m a.s.l. in the Caucasus and Transcaucasia. Flight period: June-September depending on the altitude and climatic conditions. Larvae hibernating. Host plants (Lang, 1884; Hesselbarth et al., 1995; etc.): grasses, mostly Poa spp.
• SIMILAR SPECIES. H. lupina: male androconial area on FW broad and downy; female UPF pale bordering of eye-spots separate. H. interposita: wing pattern and colour different; male androconial area broad; female FW with a single eye-spot; UNH in both sexes with a subapical spot. H. lycaonoides: larger; wings broad and rounded; male wings with a more or less conspicuous ochreous area; androconial area broad; HW outer edge more strongly undulate; UNH paler (especially in females) with conspicuous markings. H. dzhungarica: male apical eye-spot on FW large, sometimes accompanied by another spot in cell Cu1-Cu2; UPF eye-spots diffusely bordered by ochreous colour; UNH paler with a more or less strongly developed band; ochreous-yellow area in females well-developed (also on HW). H. pasimelas: larger; UNF darkened in both sexes, ochreous colour up to totally absent; female UPF eye-spots with a very poorly developed pale yellow border.
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Roberto,
Very great capture this Maniola jurtina.
Colors are beautiful, lovely flower,good POV.
Horia

Hello Roberto,

A great capture with with beautiful natural colors, sharpness & fine details. Very well done with lovely POV & pose.

Beautiful indeed & TFS.

Regards

Umar

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 609 W: 0 N: 541] (3164)
  • [2009-09-05 6:11]

Ciao Roberto,

Eccezionali macro con questa farfalla.
Eccezionale colore.
Ieri ho inviato la mia ultima e mi macro con le farfalle.
Una bella giornata,
Adrian

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3821 W: 190 N: 11376] (35063)
  • [2009-09-05 7:52]
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Ciao Roberto,
A fine capture of what I think is Hyponephele lycaon, rather than M. jurtina and rarer too! Excellent technical qualities and nicely composed too.
Thanks and have a good weekend,
Ivan

Ciao Roberto
forse nella foto manca un pò di luce ma probabilmente è proprio ciò che da questo tocco particolare sia a i colori che ai dettagli molto nitidi. Poi l'ottima messa a fuoco su tutta la Maniola jurtina ce ne fa apprezzare al meglio tutta la bellezza seppur non sia una farfalla dai colori molto vivaci. Molto interessante anche il dettaglio sul fiore azzurro come pure le note che ci proponi.
Livio

Ciao Roberto, bella Maniola sopra uno splendido fiore dqal magnifico colore azzurro, bellissima macro, bravo, ciao Silvio

Ciao Roberto,

Per l'amor del cielo, questo satyridade è ritratto in grande dettaglio, impossibile chiedere di più! ... uno spettacolo pieno di colori, dettagli, la composizione e lo sfondo! congratulazioni. Felice Domenica a voi e il vostro popolo!

Jesús

La foto e' molto bella,fosse per me l'avrei ruotata di 90 gradi,grandissimi dettagli e colori,scura al punto giusto per esaltarne i dettagli.E' il momento della Maniola,dalle mie parti sta diventando come la Vanessa del cardo in primavera.Buona Domenica! Luciano

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2912 W: 34 N: 8640] (32202)
  • [2009-09-05 9:57]

Hi Robero. This is such a colourful picture of the Meadow Brown. You have taken it on a very bright blue plant. Sharp focusing and fine detail . A good side view showing the closed wing markings. well done TFS.
Nick..

hello Roberto
Beautiful picture great detailsand very good sharpness
greeting lou

Ciao amico Roberto,

A great macro capture of a beautiful meadow brown in upside-down position from lateral POV with excellent side-lighting, focus, and fine composition.
TFS and have a nice night!
Cheers,

bayram

Ciao Roberto,
le considerazioni e le ipotesi di Ivan corrispondono a quanto si vede da questa immagine dell'ala posteriore, ma è chiaro che per una certezza definitiva sull'ID avresti dovuto vedere o il dorso delle ali o vedere più scoperta l'ala anteriore (ad esempio come nel caso della mia Pamfila), per quanto riguarda il suggerimento di rotazione di 90 gradi di Luciano, personalmente mi atterrei alla visione reale della fase di ripresa. L'immagine ha un'eccellente definizione con dettagli molto precisi e i colori sono splendidi e molto ben saturati.
Grazie e complimenti
Buona domenica
Ciao Maurizio

Slav Roberto,
A wanderful macro shot of this Meadow Brown with excellent POV,perfect sharpnesss and details.The colours and pose are very nice.Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Dûrzan

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2575] (9085)
  • [2009-09-06 3:27]

Hi roberto,
really nice capture. The blue flowers too make this shot splendid. the close up of this butterfly reveals its beauty and speciality.

Best regards,
Foozi

ciao Roberto!
bravo per la cattura di questa specie non comune,dettagli e definizione perfetti..
l'appunto di Luciano lo faccio anche mio,
ma poi spiegami questo fiore azzurro,che compare anche nelle foto di Silvio,e' davvero un attira farfalle.....ma quante specie!!!

buona settimana sERGIO

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