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Thymelicus sylvestris


Thymelicus sylvestris
Photo Information
Copyright: Pawel Chmur (cloud) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 71 N: 758] (4689)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06-27
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 30D, Canon EF 70-200L + ext. tubeKenko 36mm, Hoya HMC Super UV(0)
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/100 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-06-28 3:54
Viewed: 267
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.
Appearance, behaviour and distribution
It has a rusty orange colour to the wings, upper body and the tips of the antennae. The body is silvery white below and it has a wingspan of 25 -30 mm. This butterfly is very similar in appearance to the Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola. In the Small Skipper, the undersides of the tips of the antennae are yellow orange, whereas they are black in the Essex Skipper. The black area on the lower edge of the upper wings also differs. Like the other orange 'grass skippers' the male has a distinctive black stripe made up of scent scales. This butterfly's range includes southern Britain, much of Europe, north Africa and the Middle East, typically occurring where grass has grown tall.
Lifecycle and foodplants
Eggs are laid loosely inside grass sheathes of the caterpillars foodplants from July to August. The newly hatched caterpillars eat their own eggshell before entering hibernation individually in a protective cocoon of a grass sheath sealed with silk. In the spring the caterpiller begins feeding. The favoured food plant is Yorkshire Fog Holcus lanatus, although other recorded foodplants include Timothy Phleum pratense, Creeping Soft Grass Holcus mollis, False Brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and Cock's foot Dactylis glomerata. The caterpillars pupate near the base of the foodplant in June with the first adults on the wing at the end of June, a week or two before the first Essex Skippers.They are strongly attracted to purple flowers such as Thistles and Knapweeds
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Hi Pawel,
Beautiful with simple green background. Great sunlight effect. Very well done.
JC

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 652 W: 15 N: 1622] (6301)
  • [2009-06-28 5:18]

Hello Pawel
Very clear image and excellent details on subject.
Well done.
Regards
Razvan

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 613 W: 0 N: 546] (3180)
  • [2009-06-28 5:30]

Hi Pawel !

Piękne makro!
Doskonale przedstawiony i zagrany. Światło, kolory i doskonały kontrast.
Niedziela piękne
Adrian

hi,
excellent closeup with beautiful background, fine colors too. tfs.
nagraj.v

Hello Pawel,

Another excellent capture of a beautiful butterfly.
Nice colours with fantastic detail.
Light,focus and sharpness are splendid.
Good note.

Hi Pawel,
Excellent macro, splendid colours. Thanks.
Alan

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2916 W: 34 N: 8651] (32250)
  • [2009-06-28 10:02]

Hi Pawel. A good POV of the Small Skipper . Which you have taken with fine detail and rich colours. Sharp focusing. well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1380 W: 56 N: 4759] (16364)
  • [2009-06-28 13:52]

Hello Pawel,
Wonderful capture.POV,vivid colors,sharpness,details and composition are excellent.TFS.Best regards Siggi

Hi Pawel
Nice capture.
Great details and good clarity.
Congratulations!

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3824 W: 190 N: 11393] (35107)
  • [2009-06-28 23:19]

Hello Pawel,
An excellent macro of a fresh male specimen of T. sylvestris taken from a fine POV. The colours are vivid but close to natural and the sharpness and BG add quality to this image.
Thanks and have a good week,
Ivan

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  • briGG Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 171 W: 2 N: 272] (1383)
  • [2009-07-02 12:11]

Hello Pawel,

Great capture of a beautiful Small Skipper.
Excellent colour orange!!!

TFS

brigitte

Hello Pawell,
fantastic macro shot of the Small Swkipper taken from an excellent POV, very good sharpness and bright colours, very nice composition with a splendid pose of the butterfly against a beautiful neutral BG.
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

Ciao Pawel, lovely skipper with fantastic colors, splendidi blurry BG, fine details and excellent sharpness, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

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