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Polygonia c-album


Polygonia c-album
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Copyright: Harm Alberts (Harm-digitaal) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 108 W: 7 N: 1848] (7037)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-03-28
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L USM Macro
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): European butterflies 5 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-03-29 4:50
Viewed: 571
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Polygonia C-album / Gehakkelde aurelia / Comma / C-Falter / Robert leDiable ou Papillon-C ou Gamma.

The Comma (Polygonia c-album) is a species of butterfly, common in the United Kingdom and with a distribution across Europe and temperate Asia to Japan and south to Morocco. Similar species are found in the United States and Canada. It has a white marking on its underwings resembling a comma. The wings have a distinctive ragged edge, apparently a cryptic form as the butterfly resembles a fallen leaf. The caterpillars are also cryptic, resembling a bird dropping.

In the 19th century the British population of comma butterflies crashed, and by 1920 there were only two sightings. The cause for this decline is unknown, and from about 1930 the population recovered and it is now one of the more familiar butterflies in Southern England, and is now resident in Scotland and in North Wales.

The caterpillars will feed up on hops, and they will also eat stinging nettle or elm or currant leaves, and in other parts of its distribution (e.g. in Sweden) also sallow and birch leaves.

The species survives the winter in the adult stage, and adults are of two forms. The form that overwinters before reproducing has dark undersides of the wings, whereas the form that develops directly to sexual maturation has lighter colured wing undersides. Both forms can arise from eggs laid by the same female, depending mainly on the photoperiods experienced by the larvae, but also with an influence of host plants, temperature and sex of individuals.

SOURCE:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_%28butterfly%29

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  • honza Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 537 W: 0 N: 716] (4191)
  • [2007-03-29 5:08]

Nice photo of the lovely hibernated butterfly. I like composition with Prunus sprig, very good focusing and nise blurred background.
Also I met it during my yesterday walk in forest, but I did not make any photo.

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  • Rolf Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 59 W: 0 N: 27] (196)
  • [2007-03-29 8:21]

Nice shot, well presented.
TFS
Ralf

Enhorabuena.Es preciosa.

Beautiful, the spring blossums are so delicate and perfect DOF background. Love the placement of the butterfly. Beautiful photo. TFS
Donna:o)

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  • rdfoto Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 372 W: 0 N: 719] (3295)
  • [2007-03-29 11:24]

Bonjour Harm
Excellente composition, cadrage, couleurs et gestion de la liminosité. Bravo
Amicalement Robi

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  • mikou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 840 W: 67 N: 1311] (5269)
  • [2007-03-29 12:18]

Hi Harm.
Beautiful composition with butterfly on in bloom twig.Very good focus and nice sharp details.Amazing natural colors and very good managed DOF with nice blurry background.Well done,TFS.
Best greetings Milos.

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  • cedryk Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 966 W: 52 N: 1694] (5184)
  • [2007-03-29 13:49]

Hello Harm,
Excellent spring composition. I always like to see the nymphalids on the blooming trees. Excellent light to present the butterfly, flowers are somewhat overexposed but not to the extent that it would disturb the viewer.
Best greetings,
Michal

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