<< Previous Next >>

Aricia agestis


Aricia  agestis
Photo Information
Copyright: Silvio Sorcini (Silvio2006) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1922 W: 70 N: 2811] (23830)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-03
Categories: Insects
Exposure: f/8, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Lycaenidae Butterflies [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-05-06 5:52
Viewed: 518
Points: 80
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Piccola Lycaenidae, attendo parere esperto per identificazione precisa

Parere arrivato grazie Ivan (argus), it's a Brown Argus, thanks:)

Famiglia LICENIDI

Aricia agestis (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775) Aricia

Ali anteriori 12-14 mm

Piccolo licenide mancante di dimorfismo sessuale. Superiormente il colore di fondo è marrone scuro con lunule marginali arancione in serie completa. La pagina inferiore ha colorazione variabile dal grigio al bruno con punti neri cerchiati di bianco, assenti nella regione basale, ed una serie di macchie rosso-arancioni brillanti.

La specie sverna allo stato larvale. Ad aprile si hanno gli sfarfallamenti della prima generazione, a luglio-settembre quelli della seconda. Il bruco è tozzo e verde, con stria medio-dorsale porpora affiancata da tratti obliqui verde-scuro. Lo si trova spesso nei nidi di formiche con le quali stabilisce rapporti di simbiosi. Sue piante nutrici sono eliantemi, becchi di gru, gerani, centauree ecc., alla base delle quali avviene la ninfosi.

Dall'Europa (eccetto penisola Scandinava) fino all'Himalaia e alla Siberia. Presente anche in Nordafrica ed Asia Minore. Ovunque in Italia, dalla pianura ai 1500 m.

uleko, matatur, Amadeo, Juyona, anel, nglen, bahadir, boreocypriensis, extramundi, gracious, maurydv, CeltickRanger, meyerd, Royaldevon, gannu, MMM, degani, marhowie has marked this note useful
Only registered TrekNature members may rate photo notes.
Add Critique [Critiquing Guidelines] 
Only registered TrekNature members may write critiques.
Discussions
ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To PeterZ: CameraSilvio2006 1 05-07 13:42
To Argus: ThanksSilvio2006 1 05-07 09:53
You must be logged in to start a discussion.

Critiques [Translate]

Con me non c'è pericolo che ti risolva il problema. Bella macro a fuoco. I colori sono stupendi in particolare la peluria bluastra sul dorso.

Roberto

Hi Silvio,

Very beautiful picture of this butterfly. Very nice sharp details and colours, nice composition and POV.

TFS

Pekka

The choice of framing it in black was a good one on this Silvio. It takes away from the green just a bit and also enhances the colours on the butterfly. Very nicely thought out!
Bob

hello silvio,
lovely shot, you got a great pov to shoot this small butterfly, well saturated colors looks so beautiful,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

  • Great 
  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2599 W: 133 N: 7452] (23229)
  • [2008-05-06 7:26]
  • [+]

Hello Silvio,
A fine capture of the Brown Argus, Aricia agestis taken from a great POV with good sharpness and in a nice composition with the green natural BG.
TFS this beauty,
Ciao,
Ivan

  • Great 
  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2463 W: 168 N: 7435] (23482)
  • [2008-05-06 8:05]

Hi Silvio,
Lovly capture of the Brown Argus in beautiful light. The details are very sharp and colours striking. Well composed too!
Many thanks, Ulla

A perfect capture of a beautiful b.fly from a good viewpoint Silvio, the illumination and the resulting colour and detail captures very pleasant indeed! TFS my friend.
Mehmet

Hola Silvio, muy bonita composición, nitida y buena luz. Un saludo

Hello Silvio,
Very beautiful shot! I like the composition, the background and the POV. Well done,
Catherine

Hi Silvio, the colours are excellent. You have captured a fine image, details and focus is first rate. An excellent composition, well framed. tfs, regards h

  • Great 
  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1780 W: 8 N: 4611] (14907)
  • [2008-05-06 9:27]

Hi Silvio,

The butterflies you find are amazing. This one is beautiful with wonderful colors and lovely markings. The details are perfect and the composition is superb.

Jane

Hello Silvio,

Superb composition. Great POV, DOF and sharpness. Excellent saturated colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

  • Great 
  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2039 W: 6 N: 2020] (13261)
  • [2008-05-06 10:09]

Hola amigo,
bella macro, y colores...
agradable compo y pov.
saludos Silvio

  • Great 
  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1170 W: 0 N: 1963] (8325)
  • [2008-05-06 10:16]

Bonsoir Silvio,
Encore un papillon de plus dans ta collection. Très belle image de cet Argus brun, magnifique le contraste avec l'arrière-plan.
Bonne soirée
Anne

  • Great 
  • Ishi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 103 W: 0 N: 499] (1888)
  • [2008-05-06 11:31]

This is truly beautiful, Silvio!

TFS,

Ishi

  • Great 
  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1146 W: 254 N: 2546] (11541)
  • [2008-05-06 11:31]

Hi Silvio,

A nice capture of this colorfull butterfly,the pov and dof are well handled,although on my screen the colors looking a bit oversatured,anyway well done and tfs

Paul

  • Great 
  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1990 W: 5 N: 5539] (20936)
  • [2008-05-06 11:45]

Hi Silvio. Can you send some of the butterflies over to us in England. what a colourful one this is.Which you have captured with good detail and colours. well done TFS.
Nick..

Hello Silvio, splendid macro capture of this beautiful butterfly. Regards, Bahadır

Ciao Silvio,
splendid little butterfly very well captured, colours are just fantastic, excellent point of view and beautifull composition,
bravo
friendly,
Pat

Preciosa Silvio. Te quiero comentar que hace un año no me había fijado casi nunca en un Licaénido y últimamente y a este ritmo me voy a hacer un experto entre lo que yo fotografío y lo que vosotros me mostráis. Algo justo el enfoque y unos colores muy logrados.
Saludos: J. Ignasi.

  • Great 
  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1685 W: 242 N: 5567] (19717)
  • [2008-05-06 13:46]

What a beautiful little butterfly!
You've got a stunning photo of it!
The colours are amazing!
Brilliant artistic composition and a great POV.
Very good DOF too.
Lovely shot!
Well done Silvio!
Ciao,

Joe

Hello Silvio.
I see you improve day by day. This one is a really impecable capture of a most beutiful subject.
Thanks and regards, Felipe.

Ciao Silvio,
Nicely captured on this butterfly from the top to view throught the nice colour and superb details of it
the image is sharp and perfect!
well done
ciao
Tony

Bellissima composizione per presentare questa piccola farfalla, ottimo POV asimmetrico, buona nitidezza, magnifici i colori e la luminosità dello sfondo. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

hello Silvio

very very beautiful image of this wonderful colored butterfly,
very fine POV and DOF, i love the vertical framing,
excellent density of the colours, i love it,
great contrast, sharpness and details of the image, TFS

Asbed

Good picture on this fine butterfly. With good sharpness and a nice POV. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

Ivan is always a great help in identifying creatures, Silvio. He must be happt to do it for you because the name of this species is the user ID of Ivan, isn't it?
A brilliant capture as usual from you. Great POV, sharpness and colours.
Thanks for sharing it and regards.
Ram

Hello my dear friend, Silvio,
Excellent close-up capture of this brown:) and beautiful butterfly with superb details, DOF and POV. TFS.
Cheers,

Bayram

Hi Silvio,
I like your portrait of the Aricia, the pose, the background, the light are very good. Thanks also for the detailed note. I have a (only slight) problem with the sharpness: notice I'm being being spoiled by TN! I wonder if your picture would improve using a monopod or applying a macro flash. Anyway, it's not a serious flaw in the picture.

It's only fitting that Ivan (Argus) came up with the name, Brown argus.
Best regards
Dietrich

Hello Silvio,

I like the orientation of this shot; it makes an interesting composition.
Lovely sharp details and vibrant colours. It stands out well against the green b/g.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

  • Great 
  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 917 W: 4 N: 2290] (10678)
  • [2008-05-07 3:15]

Hello Silvio, Very nice view of this butterfly. Sharp details and good colors. Ganesh

  • Great 
  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 751 W: 0 N: 1506] (6876)
  • [2008-05-07 5:16]

Hello Silvio
Nice capture.Good POV and sharp image that is well composed.Colors are also very nice.
TFS Michel CIAO

Hello Silvio,
Another perfect image. Everything in this photo is so good! Nothing to critique about.
Last week I bought the same camera. A photo like this gives me hope.
Regards,
Peter

Hello Silvio,
This is a lovely insect, with such great details!
The colour pattern is well reproduced, DoF is accurate and isolates the subject well while the green is a great background colour...
A pleasant composition!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Ciao Silvio
Molto bella.
queste piccole farfalle sono realmente molto belle.
Una fotografia ben riuscita
grazie amicizie
Laurent

  • Great 
  • degani Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 199 W: 0 N: 286] (2148)
  • [2008-05-07 13:51]

questa farfalla ha dei colori meravigliosi e tu li hai saputi riprendere alla perfezione, bravo come sempre Silvio
ciao
franco

Hello Silvio
Very intersting spieces to shoot,
Perfect focusing,colors and POV. Welldone my friend.

Regards
Fartash

Hi Silvio,
Beautiful color and good detail/light, I like the POV.
And the B-fly stands out well in this nice comp :)
TFS!
Howard

  • Great 
  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1714 W: 24 N: 4988] (16346)
  • [2008-05-10 23:30]

Hi Silvio,
Outstanding shot of this tiny Lycaenidae with such lovely colours and details on its wings. Very impressive sharpness and the natural lighting gives it a glow. Nice pose captured with a well chosen POV. Very nicely composed too. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

  • Great 
  • iris Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 389 W: 40 N: 730] (2302)
  • [2008-05-13 4:37]

HI Silvio,
This is so beautifula composition. The riotous colours of blue brown orange and copper on its open wiongs is just amazing. I like tis pose cpatured and the PoV you have managed. Good DOF and superb muted BG.
TFS & Cheers

Calibration Check
















0123456789ABCDEF