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Anthocharis cardamines male


Anthocharis cardamines male
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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: 2006-05-03
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L USM Macro
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): European Butterflies 3, Lepidoptera: Butterflies and Moths 2 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-05-04 10:38
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Favorites: 2 [view]
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Names:
Anthocharis cardamines male / Oranjetipje mannetje / Orange Tip male / Aurorafalter männchen / L'Aurore mâle.

Distinguishing marks:
White wings with orange colored tips (male). Don't confuse the female with an ordinary White. Underside of the lower wings marbled green. Upper wing 19-24 mm.

Flying time:
April till early june.

Appearance:
Common. Grasslands and verges near forests.

Foodplant caterpillar:
Various Cruciferae, like Cardamine, Sisymbrium, etc.

The Orange-Tip is resident throughout almost all of Europe. It's bright orange colors attract attention in spring.
Source:http://www.vlinderstichting.nl/butterflyinfo/species/acardami.html

The Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) is a butterfly in the Pieridae family.

Appearance, behaviour and distribution:

So named because of the males bright orange tips to his forwings. The males are a common sight in May flighing along hedgrows and damp meadows in search of the more reclusive female which lacks the orange and is often mistaken for one of the other 'White' butterflies. The undersides are mottled green and white and create a superb camaflage when settled on flowerheads such as Cow Parsley and Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata. The male is able to hide his orange tips by tucking the forwings behind the hinwings at rest(like on this picture!). If you look closely at the mottling you will see that the green colour is in fact made up of a mixture of black and yellow scales. It is found across Europe, and eastwards into temperate Asia as far as Japan. The past 30 years has seen a rapid increase in the range of the Orange Tip in the UK particularly in Scotland and Ireland.

Lifecycle and foodplants:

The female lays her eggs on the flowerheads of Cuckooflower Cardimine pratensis and Garlic Mustard and occasionally other species of wild Crucifers. The eggs are white to begin with but change to a bright orange after a few days before darkening off just before hatching. Because the larvae feed exclusively on the deveoping seeds there is rarely enough to support more than one larvae per plant. If two larvae meet one will normally be eaten by the other so ensuring that at least one of them survives. Newly hatched larvae will also eat unhatched eggs for the same reason. To stop eggs from being laid on plants already laid on the female leaves a pheromone to deter future females from laying. Pupation occurs in June or July in scrubby vegetation near the foodplant, where they stay to emerge the following spring. Recent research suggests that the emergence of the butterfly may be delayed for as much as two years, thus ensuring the species against unfavourable conditions in a given season.

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Tip

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Hi Alberts ,

An amazing sharpness pic i have ever seen , lovely compostion and DOF , Real good work on BG. Great shot .

TFS

Pawan

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  • valy67 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1880 W: 59 N: 2915] (8733)
  • [2006-05-04 11:02]

Great shot ! Colors, details and composition are excellent. Even the hairs of the butterfly are sharp. It's nice to see both sides of the wings. The BG is very good too, in harmony with the butterfly's colors. very well done !
Valérie.

Hi, Alberts.
It superb shot! Color harmony can't be better. And composition, exposure and sharpness are also top.

What a beautiful butterfly, Great detail, color and just all around perfact!

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  • pilonm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 548 W: 90 N: 871] (2919)
  • [2006-05-04 11:58]

Hello Harm,

Wonderful macro of this so nice butterfly! Everything is perfect: the bg, the pov, the composition, the dof, the colours cannot be better!!!! I'm impressed!

TFS,
Michel

Wow...!! Ik had al eerdere foto`s van dit mooie vlindertje van je gezien. Ik hoop hem ook ooit in het ``echt`` tegen te komen, wat een mooi beesje zeg, hij oogt bijna knuffelbaar.
Je foto is erg mooi van kleur en scherpte.
Hij is gewoon helemaal goed!

Groetjes
Kristies

Hi Harm

Wonderful shot. Lovely depth of colour. Crisp, clear and sharp. Good light, POV and composition. Well done! :-)

Hi Harm,
Beautiful butterfly. Good composition and details, sharpness. Very well done.
TFS Malgosia

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  • Aramok Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 885 W: 101 N: 1425] (4931)
  • [2006-05-04 13:50]

what a fantastic picture. the detail in the butterfly is amazing and it is so clear and clean and well composed.

Excellent.

Hi Harm,
Marvelous and colorful shot.Excellent macro. Point of view, clear details, framing and vivid colors are wonderful. Best regards.
Ali Rıza

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2006-05-04 15:23]

Hi Harm!
Perfectly captured! Superb details, POV and sharpness. Interesting note. Excellent work!

Hi Harm,
another perfectly taken, very beautiful shot of the Orange Tip from you within a few days. Excellent colours and details, brilliant composition. Great picture!
Thanks, and regards,
Peter

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  • Athila Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 305 W: 232 N: 432] (1564)
  • [2006-05-04 19:08]

Hi Harm!

Another great close-up. Sharp and well exposed. Thes soft light is beautifull. Composition is well balanced. Blured BG is perfect.

Great close-up and TFS.

Fantastic shot! All the details are perfect visible. Good composition and sharpness.

Chris

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  • phlr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1241 W: 129 N: 881] (2814)
  • [2006-05-05 3:46]

No words!
You really are charmed by this wonderful Pieridae!
Above scale photo!
Keep on going and TFS!

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 962 W: 0 N: 89] (7801)
  • [2006-05-05 6:00]

Hi Harm
Beautiful colours and great details. Good sharpnes, Bg, note DOF and POV.
Well done

osse

Fantastic pose and POV, Sharpness,BG. I like the soft yet vibrant colours.

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  • reina Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 260 W: 1 N: 328] (2024)
  • [2006-10-14 17:34]

Hoi Harm, erg mooie compositie zeg. De scherpte is ook fantastisch gelukt. Complimenten!
Groet reina

Hi Alberts ,

An amazing sharp pic, lovely compostion and DOF , Real good work. Great shot .

TFS

Biswarup

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  • fryz Silver Star Critiquer [C: 19 W: 2 N: 3] (120)
  • [2006-10-22 17:12]

au top
je garde
a+ Alberts
fryz

Hello Harm!
Very nice and detailed macro! Very good DOF and composition. I also like the nice contrast between butterfly and flower on one side and the BG on the other.
The note is also very informative.
Best greetings,
Radomir

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