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This Julia Butterfly was sitting next to the couple I posted some days ago.
Dryas iulia - Text from wikipedia
Dryas iulia, commonly called the Julia Butterfly or Julia Heliconian, is a species of brush-footed butterfly. The sole representative of its genus Dryas, it is native from Brazil to southern Texas and Florida, and in summer can sometimes be found as far north as eastern Nebraska. Over 15 subspecies have been described.
Its wingspan ranges from 82 to 92 mm, and it is colored orange (brighter in male specimens) with black markings; this species is somewhat unpalatable to birds and belongs to the "orange" Batesian mimic complex.
This butterfly is a fast flier and frequents clearings, paths, and margins of forests and woodlands. It feeds on the nectar of flowers, such as lantanas (Lantana) and Shepherd's-needle (Scandix pecten-veneris). Its caterpillars feeds on leaves of passion vines including Passiflora affinis and Yellow Passionflower (P. lutea) in Texas.
The species is popular in butterfly houses because it is long-lived and active throughout the day.
Exif-Info
ExposureTime - 1/100 seconds
FNumber - 7.10
ExposureProgram - Manual control
ISOSpeedRatings - 800
ShutterSpeedValue - 1/100 seconds
ApertureValue - F 7.10
Flash - Flash not fired, compulsory flash mode
FocalLength - 187 mm
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A remarkable capture of a pretty butterfly, Tatjana.
I like the way you have presented the image as it was shot -- the butterfly sticking to a blade of grass upside-down.
The colours and details on the wings are very good.
The plain green BG highlights the subject very well.
TFS
A beautiful specimen captured expertly in this macro shot Tatjana, the natural posture of the b.fly, the brownish hues of its sharply focused wings against the OOF greenish BG all contribute to a very nice composition. TFS indeed!
Mehmet
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(1590) - [2008-09-19 6:27]
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Witaj Tatjana,
Excellent composition with the impressive pov on the beautiful butterfly, wonderful colour and details.
Great job and TFS
Alina
Hi Tatjana
what a beautiful butterfly species and its great close-up. great POV and sharp details against plain and green colored BG. Nicely composed. Thanks for sharing.
I wish you a Happy New Year in 2009.
good night
Ahmet
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(18601) - [2009-02-17 7:53]
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Hi Tatjana.
Next shot of this species is so amazing as previous one. DOF is great as well as the reproduction of all charming features of the insect. I also am impressed with very delicate lighting and wonderful colour palette of the image. My warm greetings and TFS.
Alexei.
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