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Painted Lady


Painted Lady
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Copyright: Thijs van Balen jr (Pentaxfriend) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 477 W: 23 N: 1568] (6323)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-05
Categories: Insects
Camera: Pentax *ist DL, Tamron 28mm-300mm, Digital ISO 200, Sonia Close-up +3
Exposure: f/8, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Painted Ladies [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-09-22 16:56
Viewed: 807
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Dutch]
Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Family: Nymphalidae

Subfamily: Nymphalinae

Tribe: Nymphalini

Genus: Vanessa

Subgenus: Cynthia

Species: V. cardui

The Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) is a well-known colourful butterfly, known in North America as the Cosmopolite.

It is one of the most widespread of all butterflies, found on every continent except Antarctica. In Australia, V. cardui has a limited range around Bunbury, Fremantle and Rottnest Island. However, its close relative, the Australian Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi, sometimes considered a subspecies) ranges over half the continent. Other closely related species are the American Painted Lady(Vanessa virginiensis), and the West Coast Lady (Vanessa anabella).

The Painted Lady occurs in any temperate zone, including mountains in the tropics. The species is resident only in warmer areas, but migrates in spring, and sometimes again in autumn. For example, it migrates from North Africa and the Mediterranean to Britain in May and June, but offspring produced there die in the Autumn.

The caterpillars feed on a wide variety of host plants of the families Compositae (especially thistle), Boraginaceae, Malvaceae (especially hollyhocks and dwarf mallow (Malva neglecta), and a number of legumes. The adults drink nectar from a variety of wildflowers and cultivars, more commonly the favored thistle, butterfly bush (Buddleia), asters, Tickseed sunflowers (Bidens) and zinnias.
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Hi Thijs
Nice shot, It is difficult to get butterflys and you have done a good job.
regards
Matt.

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-09-22 23:27]

Hello Thijs

Another good effort .This butterfly shows well and has lovely colours with a nice BG.Nicely composed and presented.You utilized a good POV.TFS

Rob

Wonderful photo, brilliant composition and POV! TFS - Xplorator Radu

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2173 W: 219 N: 4384] (14904)
  • [2006-09-23 4:02]

Hi Thijs

Another very beautiful composition!
Great POV, superb colors and nice light. Also good DOF, nice details and excellent framing.
Very well done!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Hi Thijs,
Great shot of this painted lady here! pov, colours, bg all are beautiful!
Ersin

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2006-09-23 9:19]

Bonita composición Thijs con agradable POV y excelente trasfondo.
Intensos colores con adecuado encuadre, bien ajustado, como personalmente me agrada.
El foco es algo soft, pero la belleza de la presentación amerita su publicación.
Saludos... Ricardo

Nice composition Thijs with pleasant POV and excellent background.
Intense colors with appropriate framing, very adjusted, as personally I like.
The focus is something soft, but the beauty of the presentation deserve their publication.
Greetings... Ricardo

... later :)

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  • pvb Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 376 W: 16 N: 495] (1861)
  • [2006-09-23 12:59]

Hoi Thijs,
Weer zo'n mooie vlinder.
Mooie compositie en kleuren.
gr. paula

Hello Thijs,
well seen, and well presented with great vigour and intensity.
The diagonal composition and the close cropping make the picture look very dynamic. Perfectly well fitting colourful Echium plant and distant background. Thank you!
Best regards,
Peter

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