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Melitaea cinxia (Linnaeus, 1758)


Melitaea cinxia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Photo Information
Copyright: Paulo Henrique Lopes Rodrigues (phlr) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1241 W: 129 N: 881] (2814)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-05-07
Categories: Insects
Camera: FujiFilm FinePix 6900 Zoom, Fujinon 6x zoom, Digital
Exposure: f/3.1, 1/169 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): European butterflies 4 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-07-15 4:51
Viewed: 1397
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 46
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is a rare species in my country, Portugal.
The Melitaea cinxia is also a beautiful butterfly that flies between April and July, till 1000 meters of altitude.
It has 35-40 mm wide wings.
When the weather conditions are good enough it could have a second generation some years.
The young larva’s lives in groups and hibernate like that. They feed on several plants, like Plantago spp. (Tanchagens in portuguese) and Hieratiun spp, Veronica officinalis.
The pupa is grey with orange dots.
The larva is black with red eyes.

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To Christopher_PL: Hi Chris!phlr 1 06-24 10:58
To jcoowanitwong: Hi Jitti!phlr 1 06-08 17:52
To Aramok: Hi Emma!phlr 1 04-24 16:25
To marhowie: Hi Howard!phlr 1 04-22 16:55
To LCannon: Hi Lori!phlr 1 04-02 15:31
To sandpiper2: Hi Chris!phlr 1 03-31 04:34
To cecilia: Hi Cecilia!phlr 1 03-18 10:09
To evanrizo: Hi Evan!phlr 1 03-18 10:07
To carper: Great job!phlr 1 07-15 06:50
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  • Great 
  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2005-07-15 4:55]

Hello Paulo!
Very nice butterfly close up.Vivid colors,sharpness,POV and composition are wonderful.Excellent work!TFS...:-)

Your love to buterflies can be seen in your photos.
This is lovely shot with great colours and perfect composition.
I like it very much.
WELL DONE!

it's a very nice one Paulo,
very good composition, almost a perfect pov, the dof is fantastic. There is some nois in the dof and I made a WS for you and I hope you like it

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1391 W: 32 N: 1350] (3982)
  • [2005-07-15 8:21]

Hello Paulo,
A great shot.
Excellent composition and POV,very good DOF.
Very well captured.

TFS

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  • honza Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 537 W: 0 N: 716] (4191)
  • [2005-07-15 8:47]

Very nice photo. Excellent composition, perfect sharpness and colors.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2005-07-15 8:56]

Unique shot Paulo! Warm colours and perfect composition, sunny, joyfull. Butterfly looks amazing. Great work!

  • Great 
  • deud Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 440 W: 10 N: 504] (2372)
  • [2005-07-15 9:11]

good composition and colours. great close-up. good details and focus on subject.

Great shot Paulo
Well composed, good detail, colours and sharpness.
Nicely captured, Great POV and DOF.
Thanks for posting, have a great weekend

Very nice macro. The colors are so vivid. Very fine detail in this shot. I love the eye colors. Nice Shot!
Scott

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2005-07-16 3:54]

Beautiful and interesting shot for this superb butterfly ! You were lucky to see this fellow ;-) Composition, colors, details and sharpness are good ! Thanks for sharing Paulo.

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 755 W: 31 N: 20] (5032)
  • [2005-07-16 5:05]

Very nice butterfly, great colours. I like it.
Rgs, Aleksander

Hello Paulo, this is an great composition. Wonderful picture, and beautiful butterfly. Well done and TFS.

Excellent shot and composition Paulo. The colours are really vivid and the sharpness very good. Sharp details. Thanks for sharing.

Hello Paulo, This's a really wonderful shot with amazing colors and sharpness.In Turkey we have this one but no idea of its situation.Emin

hello Paulo,
how beautiful!
Wonderful colors and sharpness, great notes.
Marialuisa

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  • RII Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 485 W: 0 N: 884] (2812)
  • [2005-11-15 13:19]

Hola Paulo.
preciosa foto..una belleza de ejemplar,que lindos colores, bellos contrastes y composicion.
Una gran macro.
Saludos...RICARDO.

Hi Paulo. You are an expert on Buterflies your images are soooo good.

Such a beautiful lustrous colour you have capture on the butterfly and flower.very attractive photo...
Great shot...

Good work, I like the angles. A good sharp image with just enough DOF.

A very "perfect" butterfly photo, I can see every detail, and the colors are wonderful. Very nicely composed, I like the blurry yellow flower in the background. Well done.

Hi Paulo,
Beautiful capture! The colors and light are very good. Sharp details and well focused where it has to be :)
Well done.

this is a lovely butterfly with wonderful colours. I really like the yellow flower which brings a vibrancy to the picture.
TFS

Hello Paulo!
Nice close-up picture. Good POV, composition. Vivid color saturation. Very well done. TFS
JC

Hi Paulo

Another great shot from Portugal ;-D
Very good composition with the flower. Nice colours and POV

Chris

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