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Anthocharis cardamines


Anthocharis cardamines
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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: 2007-06-12
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D50, Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro
Exposure: f/11, 1/200 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Romania butterflies [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-06-12 11:48
Viewed: 635
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Anthocharis cardamines cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758)

• RANGE. The whole Palaearctic except for the extreme north and south.
• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. Although a great number of forms and aberrations have been described, a generally gradual clinal variation pattern can be traced throughout the range, and the subspecies listed below show slight differences: ssp. cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758) - the European part, the Caucasus Major and Minor, the Armenian Highland, Talysh, W. Siberia; ssp. progressa (Sovinsky, 1905) (= sajana Rober, [1907]; = sibirica Haanshus, 1920) - Siberia, the Altai and Sayan mts., Transbaikalia; ssp. septentrionalis Wnukowsky, 1927 - the Far East; ssp. phoenissa von Kalchberg, 1894 - ?Kopet-Dagh; ssp. alexandra (Hemming, 1933) (= orientalis Rober, [1907], nom. praeoccup.) - Tian-Shan, Ghissar, S. Ghissar, Darvaz, Alai; ssp. koreana Matsumura, 1937 - the Amur and Ussuri regions; ssp. kobayashii Matsumura, 1925 - Sakhalin.
• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Various open habitats in the forest and forest-steppe zones up to 3,000 m a.s.1. in the mountains. Flight period: March-July depending on the latitude and altitude, always in a single generation. Host plants (Eckstein, 1913): Cruciferae (Cardamine, Turritis, Sisymbrium, Brassica campestris, etc.). Pupa hibernating.
• SIMILAR SPECIES. A. gruneri: smaller; FW fringes chequered; red apical spot bordered inwardly by black colour; in females UPF discal spot large with its margins diffused. A. damone (female): UNF apical area yellow. Euchloe ausonia (female): FW apex pointed, UPF discal streak merged with costal edge
source:http://rusinsects.com/an-card.htm
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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1168 W: 261 N: 3035] (13835)
  • [2007-06-12 11:56]

Hi Mircea,

A very nice capture of this colorfull butterfly,the composition is great although a pity that a small branch is in the right foreground anyway well done and tfs

Paul

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  • mikou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 840 W: 67 N: 1311] (5269)
  • [2007-06-12 12:10]

Hi Mircea.
Very good capture hereof shy small butterfly.Beautiful composition with good POV and great pose on nice flower.Fine sharp details on head and body,amazing natural colors.Dark blurred BG worked here very well.Well done!
TFS,with greeting Milos.

Hi Mircea,
I'm a little jealous - I was hunting this butterfly for weeks but never catched one.
Yours is fantastic, so pretty and brilliant colours, also very good sharpness, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Hello Mircea
Wonderful shot of this Anthocharis cardamines,
Fantastic colors and BG,
Great details ,DOF and Compo,Superb shot.

Regards
Fratash

HI
Nice composition good sharpnes great OOF buckground
I like it very much
Best wishes
Krzysztof

bonjour mircea
c'est un joli papillon que je vois de temps en temps mais il ne se pose que rarement ,il n'est donc pas evident d'en faire un belle photo comme celle-ci qui est tres reussie.
felicitations.
laurent

fain, desi ambele aripi sunt in afara focusului insa e interesant ca e focalizat pe cap

culori frumoase,
Lucian.

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  • ridvan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 555 W: 0 N: 1134] (5196)
  • [2007-06-12 14:13]

selam mircea ; excellent shot of this butterfly, good details presented , very nice BG and POV, well captured with splendid colours TFS
regards
ridvan

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  • bpy Silver Note Writer [C: 7 W: 0 N: 10] (207)
  • [2007-06-12 14:27]

Hola
Una toma muy bonita, estupendos colores y bien compuesta,

Hi Mircea,
Wonderful shot of colorfull butterfly.
perfect details and colours
well done
regards

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2264 W: 10 N: 2632] (15573)
  • [2007-06-12 19:13]

Hola Mircea,
bello trabajo,
excelente macro y detalles,
saludos

hi mircea,
the butterfly has been captured with perfection, nice blurred bg, lovely saturated colour tones, nice sharpness,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

Helo Mircea , excellent colors , well composed and good background , TFS.

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