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Melitaea athalia


Melitaea athalia
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Copyright: Mircea Costina (mirceax) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 231 W: 56 N: 1354] (6247)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-06
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D50, Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro
Exposure: f/11, 1/200 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Romania butterflies [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-06-25 17:05
Viewed: 654
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Heath Fritillary(Melitaea athalia) ranges throughout the Palaearctic region from Western Europe to Japan (Warren and Emmet, 1990).
Heath Fritillary is not listed on the IUCN Red List (IUCN, 2006), suggesting that globally it is not considered threatened.

Within Europe, Heath Fritillary occupies treeless meadows, hills and slopes, and heathland (Whalley, 1981).

More specifically, in England, this species occupies three distict habitats (Tomlinson and Still, 2002; Warren and Emmet, 1990):

Grassland rich in plantain (Plantago spp.) – sometimes in the form of abandoned hay-meadows
Sheltered heathland with Common Cow-wheat
Coppiced woodland (especially in clearings) with Common Cow-wheat.
In France, this species is uses unimproved hay-meadows and pastures (Warren and Emmet, 1990).

source:http://en.wikipedia.org/
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Hello Mircea,

Nice picture in decisive moment! I have similar camera equipment. I am impressed what results you achieve with it.

Mike

Hello Mercea,
Great pov! At first, I thought you had captured them in mid-air! Lovely deatail and cplours!
Kind regards,
Bev :-)

Hola Mircea.
Unos fantásticos detalles los de estas dos mariposas que se entrecruzan.
Buen encuadre y genial presentación.
Ciao, JL.

Hello Mircea,
Beautiful portrait, great POV and composition
vivid colors and very sharp, the hairy botty
can be see it very well, TFS.
Best regards/Lawhill

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 640 W: 98 N: 1241] (4189)
  • [2007-06-25 20:58]

Wonderful composition with nice clarity and detail. The colors are rich and well saturated and the details are very nice, sepecially on the darker butterfly. Very good DOF.

Mircea,

Beautiful pair. The colors are brilliant.

- Murali Santhanam

Dear Mircea, Very beautiful composition. with best regards.vab.

Salutari Mircea,

Ce pot sa spun? Poza arata super, aproape perfect.

Cheers, Petru

Hi Mircea

This is a real visual treat. Love the colours. Very well seen and taken. Congrats! :-)

Exceptionala!Cei doi Melitaea sunt superbi.Din pacate cel din spate este putin neclar.Chiar daca nu sunt mari pentru ca sunt doi nu poti zice pe ce specie de floare sunt.

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