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Lampides boeticus / Female


Lampides boeticus / Female
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Copyright: Marcello Romano (marcellr) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 208 W: 38 N: 1012] (3514)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-14
Categories: Insects
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
Exposure: f/4, 1/125 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): 'Blues' of the Butterfly World [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-12-26 7:07
Viewed: 577
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
LEPIDOPTERA, LYCAENIDAE

Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Common English Name: Long Tailed Blue

The Long-Tailed Blue, is a cosmopolitan and strongly migratory species, found in Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia and Australia that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

Identification. A long tail on the hindwing separates this spices from most of the other blues. Upperside hindwing with prominent black anal spot.
Male with upperside violet-blue with rough texture due to numerous androconia.
Female (in the photo) with upperside dark grey-brown; basal and discal areas suffused violet-blue; upperside of the fore-wing may have obscure white marginal and postdiscal markings.
Underside....after

Habitat/Flight. Diverse. Typically hot to very hot flowery placet. Often found flying very rapidly around stands of pea plants. In these circumstances it can be quite numerous. It flies from February to November in a succession of broods throughout the summer. Larvae feed on the flowers and pods of various pea plants (Leguminosae).

REFERENCES

* Tennent J. (1996). The Butterflies of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. – Gem Publishing Company, Wallingford, Oxfordshire.
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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2459 W: 168 N: 7421] (23442)
  • [2007-12-26 8:02]

Hello Marcello,
How I'd love to see a Long-tailed Blue! And here it is!! LOvely capture, very sharp and in beautiful natural colours. Beautiful flower too, I wonder what it is? WQell Done!
Many thanks and best wishes, Ulla

Hello Marcello
Very nice shot of this tiny Blue,
Great focusing,exposure and BG,Superb shot.

Good Luck
Fartash

Hello Marcello,
Very colourful;overall...flowers as well as butterfly.
TFS
Annick
Happy New Year to you and your family!

Ciao Marcello, elegante farfalla e splendidi fiori, magnifica composizione piena dei colori dell'estate siciliana, bravo, buona digestione anche a te, ciao Silvio

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  • KJR (51)
  • [2007-12-26 11:09]

A most wonderful close-up of colourful subjects. Love the composition as well as the framing. Very sharp too. Great work!

Ciao Marcello,
Happy New Year. What beautiful colours and composition for this Long Tailed Blue. The focus is brilliant throughout. Faultless, Brave. Going into my favourites. Thanks.
Alan

Ciao Marcello,
Bravo for this excellent composition of butterfly!
perfect sharpness, beautiful colouration and so much details to enjoy and view
thanks for the wonderful notes!
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO COME
ciao
Tony

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  • bizsu Silver Star Critiquer [C: 39 W: 0 N: 4] (196)
  • [2007-12-26 12:17]

Hi Marcello,
Wonderful flower, and butterfly, very good colours, beautiful photo. Congratulations. TFS.
Regards, Zsú

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 993 W: 6 N: 2651] (9871)
  • [2007-12-26 12:42]

eeeeee che meraviglia,in mezzo a quei coloratissimi fiori rosa ,la farfalla ci sta che e' un piacere,grande come sempre,ciao Luciano

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  • dejo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 355 W: 51 N: 476] (2056)
  • [2007-12-26 14:59]

Hello Marcello,
beautiful colors and very nice and dinamic composition
nice details and DOF
thanks for great notes
best regards, Dejan

Hello Marcello,

Beautiful picture of this long tailed blue. Good sharpness and wonderful colours.
Cheers,

Mariki

Hello Marcello,
Brilliant colours.
TFS.
- Nirmal

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1714 W: 24 N: 4988] (16346)
  • [2007-12-27 6:53]

Hi Marcello,
Wonderful shot with such lovely colours and details. Superb lighting and exposure and I like the natural surrounding and the ambience presented very much. The tiny blue butterfly contrasts well with the pink flowers. Excellent POV and very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

Hello Marcello,
It's really the perfect shot. I very like your POV, also colour and sharpness is great. Thanks

Chris

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