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Heliconius melpomene


Heliconius melpomene
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Copyright: Siegfried Potrykus (siggi) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1382 W: 56 N: 4768] (16394)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-09
Categories: Insects
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-10-25 10:46
Viewed: 217
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Photographed in the butterfly house.
Heliconius comprise a colorful and widespread brush-footed butterfly genus distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the New World. These butterflies utilize Passion flower plants as their larval food source and rely on bright wing color patterns to signal their distasteful to potential predators (aposematism). Heliconius butterflies have been a subject of many studies due to their abundance and relative ease in breeding under laboratory conditions, as well as due to the extensive mimicry that occurs in this group. Studying this model group is helping scientists to understand how species are formed and why they are so diverse. They are usually unpalatable and are models for Müllerian mimicry by unrelated butterflies. Hybrid speciation has been found to occur in this genus.
(Wikipedia)

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2921 W: 34 N: 8658] (32266)
  • [2009-10-25 10:49]

Hi Siegfried. They are so colourful. Which your sharp picture shows. Taken with fine detai land bright colours. Once again i like the side pose so we can see the wing markings. well taken TFS,
Nick..

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 655 W: 15 N: 1629] (6333)
  • [2009-10-25 10:55]

Hello Siegfried
Wonderful butterfly capture with vivid colors, great details and perfect focus
regards
Razvan

Hi Siegfried,

You're very lucky to be a reserve where they breed these butterflies! ... Here in Venezuela we have them, but they are very difficult to photograph, they are usually all the time flying, never seem to stop!

Excellent capture, very well conveys the characteristics of the species. The photo has a light very well managed.


TFS

Jesús

Czesc Siggi
Koljena fajna fotka z serii bardziej egzotycznych motyli. Ostrosc, tlo, kolory, kompozycja - wszystko wyglada dobrze ;-)
Pozdrawiam
Krzysiek

Hi MF Siggi,

After a short absence from here, welcome back MF!
Another expertly taken macro capture of a tropical beauty with with impeccable details and delightful composition.
TFS and have a nice new week!
Cheers,

Bayram

hello Siegfried
very nice composition
great details and beautiful colours
greeting lou

very beautiful butterfly. very well done.
thanks for your explanation. it could help us... i´d love to learn more about them.
congratulation!

  • Great 
  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-10-25 12:39]

Hi Siggi,what a elegance this specie! Very perfectly taken too,details and sharpness at the top,my best compliments,have a good week,LUCIANO

Hello Siggi,

A great macro capture with beautiful colors, sharpness & fine details. Lovely POV, pose & BG.

Very nicely done & TFS.

Regards

Umar

Hello Siegfried,
fantastic macro shot, outstanding sharpness and very beautiful bright colours,an ideal POV and a very pleasing composition.
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

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  • efsus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 436 W: 10 N: 738] (3210)
  • [2009-10-25 15:04]

Hello Siegfried!
Yine muhteşem bir kelebek makrosu sunmuşsun. Oldukça detaylı bir çalışma. Işık, netlik ve kompozisyon kusursuz. Tebrikler.

Hüseyin

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  • cirano Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 656 W: 0 N: 228] (4952)
  • [2009-10-25 15:42]

Slav Sîggî,
very beautiful butterfly and wonderful capture.Excellent sharpness and great POV.Nice colors and fine details.TFS and best regards.
Dûrzan

Hi siggi
very beautiful butterfly. color & sharpness is perfect.
well done
"reza Shad"

Hello Siegfried,

So another very good one from the butterflyhouse with good pov, dof and bg.
Fine warm colours.

Gert

Ciao Siegfried. What great light on this handsome butterfly! Well exalted colours and excellente details on wings weft.

Roberto

We do not have butterfly houses here, Siggi! Very sadly so! I actually need to run around quite a bit to get one decent shot of these beauties!
Very well done!
Bravo!
Goldy

Ciao Siggi, beautiful butterfly with wonderful details and splendid sharpness, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 94 N: 5564] (17694)
  • [2009-10-26 11:33]

Hello Siegfried,
Excellent photo taken from a perfect POV. Great sharp details and natural colours in splendid light. Very nice composition and OOF BG.
Regards,
Peter

Encuadre estupendo, buen enfoque y colores de lo más original y delicado. Buena la serie que nos estás presentando.
Saludos Siegfried.

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