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Vanessa cardui - Painted Lady


Vanessa cardui - Painted Lady
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Copyright: Harm Alberts (Harm-digitaal) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 108 W: 7 N: 1843] (7005)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-09-03
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L USM Macro
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): European Butterflies 2, Lepidoptera: Butterflies and Moths 2, Painted Ladies [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-04-08 9:23
Viewed: 825
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Painted Lady / Vanessa cardui / DISTELVLINDER / Distelfalter / Belle Dame.

European/world range:
Worldwide, with the exception of South America. The Australian form has been classified as a separate species by some authors. Occurs in most of Europe only as a migrant and summer breeding species.

Foodplants:
A wide range of foodplants may be used, with thistles (Cirsium spp. and Carduus spp.) being preferred.
Mallows (Malva spp.), Common Nettle (Urtica dioica), Viper's-bugloss (Echium vulgare), and various cultivated plants also have been recorded as larval foodplants here.

Habitat:
Because it is a wide-ranging migrant, the Painted Lady may be seen in any habitat. Adults tend to congregate in open areas with plenty of thistles, which serve both as larval foodplants and nectar sources for adults.

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2006-04-08 9:50]

Hello Harm,
beautiful, the sharpness of the details is just great. Very nice POV and beautiful colors. Great job.
TFS..Sky

Hi Harm,
Excellent macro. Point of view, framing and colors are very good. Congratulations...
Ali Rıza

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  • phlr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1241 W: 129 N: 881] (2814)
  • [2006-04-08 14:17]

Excellent photo of this beautiful Nymphalidae!
Very beautiful colours!
Excellent on details!
Very good DOF!
5* and TFS!

Hello Harm,
very pretty shot of the shy and quick moving Painted Lady, well set off from a distant lush green background.
Nice pose sitting on the flower, I love to see the few glimpses of the flower appearing just behind the butterfly.
Fine details, the soft furry hairs on body and hind wings are very well visible. Complete notes, too.
Thank you! Best regards,
Peter

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