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Altra Colias


Altra Colias
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Copyright: Silvio Sorcini (Silvio2006) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3291 W: 77 N: 6529] (41532)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-10-06
Categories: Insects
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-10-07 9:26
Viewed: 216
Points: 40
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Quante Colias quest’anno, qualcuna me la devo levare che ho l’hard disk pieno

Colias croceus
Nome comune
Edusa
Famiglia
Pieridae
Ordine
Lepidotteri

Caratteristiche
Queste farfalle hanno come colore dominante il giallo, arricchito da sfumature aranciate, più tenue per la femmina, più intense per il maschio. Si osserva ancora, nel maschio, un bordo nero nella parte terminale delle ali anteriori che continua anche nelle posteriori. Nella femmina al posto di questo bordo nero vi è una serie di piccole macchie scure disposte in fila in maniera crescente dal basso verso l'alto.
In entrambi gli esemplari presentano un margine intero e convesso con due venature anali nelle ali posteriori.

Class: Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Family: Pieridae

Genus: Colias

Species: C. croceus

The Clouded Yellow, Colias croceus, is a small butterfly of the Pieridae family, that is, the Yellows and Whites. In India it is known as the Dark Clouded Yellow to distinguish it from the other species of Clouded Yellows occurring there.Easily identifiable by the bright yellow colouring, much brighter than that of the lemon yellow male Brimstone. The upperside is golden yellow with a broad black margin on all four wings. The underside has a more greenish tint to it and lacks the black borders. In the center of the underside hindwing is an obvious white spot. Females differ from the males in having yellow spots along the black borders on the upperside. Like all Colias sp. they never open their wings at rest. In a small proportion of females the golden upperside colouration is replaced by a pale cream colour, form helice, which can be confused with the rarer Pale Clouded Yellow Colias hyale and Berger's Clouded Yellow Colias alfacariensis. Helice tends to be more heavily marked in black.Clouded Yellow's breeding range is North Africa and southern Europe and eastwards through Turkey into the Middle East but it occurs throughout much of Europe as a summer migrant, in good years individuals reaching Scandinavia. In the UK they can be seen on the south coast almost every year in varying numbers where they regularly breed. Occurrence in the rest of the UK varies considerably from year to year, but they are increasingly observed as far north as Dumfries and Galloway.A truly migratory European butterfly, this species is famous for occasional mass migrations and subsequent breeding, which are often referred to in the United Kingdom as 'Clouded Yellow Years'. Notable clouded yellow years include 1877, 1947, 1983, 1992, 1994, 1996 and 2000.
Grazie Luciano per la nota in Inglese:)
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Silvio
What a great colias!
Lovely yellow butterfly, wonderful flower, great shot1
Horia

Ciao Silvio,

Superb macro capture of the lovely butterfly with superb details! Great colors with wonderful sharpness and caught from a nice POV. I must admit that the colors are wonderful and they are perfectly natural.
Wonderful work, my friend!

kind regards,
Paras

Hello Silvio,

An excellent macro with striking coloration, sharpness & lovely details. Great POV, pose & BG.

Very well done & TFS!

Best wishes

Umar

Ciao Silvio,
effettivamente di Colias di quest'ultima generazione ce ne sono in quantità inaspettata, certo non come la Vanessa cardui, di cui un giorno sul Delta da un calcolo sottostimato era arrivato alla conclusione che lungo un argine del Po in una fascia stretta inferiore ai 10 km di lunghezza ce ne fossero sicuramente più di 30.000; bellissimi colori e splendida luce, ottima nitidezza e ai fini compositivi il fiore di trifoglio offre sempre quel qualcosa in più per fare la differenza (questa farfalla ha come nome comune Edusa?).
Grazie e complimenti
Ciao Maurizio

Ciao Silvio. Ancora volano si, anche con il cielo nuvoloso. Spero di beccare qualche ritardataria ma corrono sempre tanto.... Ancora un bel POV e ottima luce per questa giallona ospitata da un fiore di erba medica in grande spolvero.

Roberto

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 411 W: 0 N: 1023] (5522)
  • [2009-10-07 10:26]

Excellent colors, light and details!

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2916 W: 34 N: 8651] (32250)
  • [2009-10-07 10:36]

Hi Silvio. This picture looks like a summers day you must be having some beautiful weather. You have used the light so well to give bright colours. With fine detail. A nice pose on the clover flower. well taken TFS.
Nick..

hello Silvio

an excellent photo of the butterfly with his flower,
shot with fine POV at their level, superb focus
great sharpness and details, TFS

Asbed

Ciao!
anche se comune è una bellissima specie, sempre bella da vedere e davvero molto ben fotografata.
gran bel dettaglio
Saluti
Matteo

Ciao amico Silvio,

An expertly taken crystal clearmacro capture of a clouded yellow from great POV,
with excellent details and wonderful composition.
TFS and cheers,

Bayram

hello Silvio
exceptional clarity, the details are very good, the colours also, in a very beautiful composition,a great macro photo output!
TFS thanks for sharing
Nasos

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1380 W: 56 N: 4759] (16364)
  • [2009-10-07 11:36]

Hello Silvio,
Perfect shot of this Colias. Excellent composition, beautiful colour-combination, a nice blurred background wonderful picture.
Best regards Siggi

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1065 W: 0 N: 162] (870)
  • [2009-10-07 12:00]

Hello Silvio, great close-up shot of this pretty butterfly with nice details and composition.
TFS and G's,
Mehmet

hello Silvio
very nice composition with good light
and great sharpness
very beautiful colours
great shot
greeting lou

Fine close up of a Clouded yellow Silvio!
Excellent details and nice composition.
TFS and regards, Bahadır

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  • cirano Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 656 W: 0 N: 228] (4950)
  • [2009-10-07 14:28]

Slav Sîlvîo,
An excellent macro shot of the butterfly with his flower.Great sharpness,details and POV.Very nice colors.TFS.
Regards,
Dûrzan

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2398 W: 94 N: 5543] (17640)
  • [2009-10-08 4:09]

Hello Silvio,
Beautiful colours in this photo. Flower, butterfly and BG are in great harmony. Nice sharpness and a very good composition and POV.
Regards,
Peter

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-10-08 4:12]

Hai l'hard disk pieno e sicuramente qualcuna migliore di questa...la messa a fuoco e' centrata sugli occhi e sul fiore del trifoglio,il lato destro dell'ala manca di nitidezza ed e' un peccato perche' questo esemplare aveva un bel bordo rosso...perfetta invece la posizione della luce e i colori..buona giornata,LUCIANO

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1726 W: 0 N: 3927] (15770)
  • [2009-10-08 5:33]

Bonjour Silvio,
Comme toi il y beaucoup de Colias sur mon disque dur..
Tu nous présentes une très belle composition avec le Colias perché sur une fleur de trèfle. Il me semble juste que l'on voit un peu fortement ton travail PP qui rend l'image un peu trop lisse. Mais peut-être c'est juste moi qui pense cela..
Bonne soirée. Amicalement
Anne

ciao Silvio
a fine shot of this Clouded Yellow, beautiful pose on clover flower
colors and lighting are superb and the details are very sharp
Have a good night
Jacqueline

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