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Celastrina argiolus


Celastrina argiolus
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Copyright: Roberto Innocenzi (cobra112) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 590 W: 9 N: 1197] (6612)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-30
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D40X
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-08 4:47
Viewed: 257
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Superfamily:Papilionoidea

Family: Lycaenidae

Genus: Celastrina

Species:C. argiolus

The Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus), is a butterfly that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family and is native to Eurasia and North America. In India, it is known as the Hill Hedge Blue. The Californian subspecies Celastrina argiolus echo is called either the "Spring azure" or the "Echo blue".In Europe, the first generation feeds mainly on Holly (Ilex aquifolium) but the second generation uses a range of foodplants. The butterfly's Latin name is Lycaenopsis argiolus. Woodmason. Found in Eurasia and South Asia, it occurs from Chitral in Pakistan to Kumaon in India.

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Roberto,
Wonderful capture today!
Crystal clear, lovely colors, great flower.
Horia

Ciao amico Roberto.

Great close-up capture of this pretty Celastrina b-fly from nice POV with excellent details and composition. Amazing!
TFS and cheers,

Bayram

Ciao Roberto,
una bellissima immagine di Celastrina argiolus, di cui hai reso splendidamente il delicato colore azzurro-grigio chiaro con una buona saturazione, ottima nitidezza, molto bella la composizione con questi fiori bianchi acchiappafarfalle e lo sfondo piuttosto scuro che crea un ottimo contrasto.
Grazie e complimenti
Ciao Maurizio

Great clarity,nice immage of this wonderfull butterfy.Congratulation.Alin.

Hello Roberto,

A great macro shot with beautiful coloration, sharpness & lovely details. Well done with nice POV & pose.

Regards

Umar

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3825 W: 190 N: 11396] (35111)
  • [2009-09-08 8:31]

Ciao roberto,
A very fine capture of C. argiolus showing it with its wings closed from an excellent POV with superb sharpness and lighting. The composition on the flowers against a neutral BG is great too.
Thanks and all the best,
Ivan

Slav Roberto,
Nice close up shot of this beautiful butterfly on flower from great POV with good sharpness and colors.Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Dûrzan

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-09-08 9:22]

Ciao Roby,questo e' un colpo da maestro.Conosco questa specie e sono sorpreso dalla qualita' della foto,in genere quando la si fotografa al sole diventa spaventosamente bianca,sei stato bravissimo ad ottenere un celeste cosi' vero,eccellente anche la nitidezza,buona serata,LUCIANO

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 414 W: 0 N: 1030] (5550)
  • [2009-09-08 9:48]

Very good sharpness and details, very good presentation!

Ciao Roberto amico,

Grazie per questa immagine di questo piccolo angelo blu, hai interpretato in modo molto dettagliato e registrare la tonalità quasi magico blu. Ottima la composizione di disegno molto bene la distribuzione verticale. Grazie per la nota, è molto buona.

Saluti.

Jesús

Ciao Roberto!
Another amazing capture of Lycaenidae. You kep the object with wonderful DOF and very good sharpness. And moreover, next to the butterfly I can see a small fly :>
TFS and have a nice evening!
Radomir

Ciao Roberto, bellissima piccoletta con il colore particolarmente intenso, splendida composizione con un delizioso fiore e l'insetto a far da bonus, bellissima macro di ottima qualità, bravissimo, ciao Silvio

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  • cloud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 71 N: 758] (4689)
  • [2009-09-08 13:02]

Hello Roberto,
Very nice species, beautiful blue colour, very good sharpness also BG is very good only white petals of the flower are overexposed a little.
Regards, Pawel

Ciao Roberto,

Lovely macro capture of the Holly Blue butterfly with great sharpness and taken from a perfect POV. Wonderful use of the shallow DOF. The colors of the butterfly are perfectly shown. The textures on its wings are very well shown through your picture. I like the contrast between the colors of the butterfly and the white-pinkish flowers.
Splendid work!

thanks and regards,
Paras

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  • elif Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 169 W: 0 N: 98] (458)
  • [2009-09-09 4:37]

Ciao Roberto,
Very good sharpness and details.exellent macro with vivid colors and perfect focus.
Best wishes
Elif

Gracias por tu amable comentario Roberto.
Tu toma bien captada a pesar de la dificultad evidente de esa luz tan potente que en general controlaste bien. Enfoque preciso a la mariposa que permite observar la textura de las alas con detalle. Buenos colores.
Un saludo: Josep Ignasi.

Hello Roberto
two beautiful visitors on this very nice flowers, but i prefer from far the Holly Blue taken with superb details, i like the texture on his wings and the delicate and blueish color of this butterfly, beautiful lighting and fine POV
Have a good night
Jacqueline

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