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Melitaea athalia


Melitaea athalia
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Copyright: iovescu andrei (andrei99) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 75 W: 6 N: 86] (737)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-05-21
Categories: Insects
Exposure: f/6.4, 1/45 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-06-27 4:49
Viewed: 334
Points: 26
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
he Heath Fritillary (Melitaea athalia) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found throughout the Palaearctic from Western Europe to Japan, in heathland, grassland, and in coppiced woodland. Its association with coppiced woodland earned it the name "Woodman's Follower" in parts of the UK.[1] It is considered a threatened species in the UK and Germany, but not globally.
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Heath Fritillaries have a wing-span of 39–47 mm.[2] The upperside is predominantly dark brown and orange-brown, with the orange-brown spots delineated by dark brown (along and across the wing-veins); there is a white fringe to the wings through which the dark brown extends. The upperside of the body is a similar dark brown to the colour on the wing, and the base of both wings is dark brown. The underside shows bands of red and (off-)white, again with each vein dark brown and each colour delineated by dark brown. The pattern of white spots at the base of the hindwing (visible at rest) is diagnostic for identification.
The female Heath Fritillary lays its eggs (or ova) in batches of (15–)80–150 on the underside of leaf of a larval food plant or on a plant adjacent to the larval foodplant.

Eggs are oval spheroids with flattened bases, about 0.5 mm high. They are ribbed (longitudinally, i.e. from top to bottom) and striated (transversely, i.e. around the egg). Pale cream when laid, eggs darken to pale yellow within 2 days, and then dark grey a few days before hatching. Eggs mature in 2–3 weeks.[2]
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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2345 W: 92 N: 5348] (17102)
  • [2009-06-27 4:55]

Hello Andrei,
Beautiful photo of this butterfly in excellent sharp details. Splendid clear colours contrasting against the dark BG. Good composition and DOF.
Regards,
Peter

Hello Andrei,
a very good picture of the Heath Fritillary taken from an excellent POV with superb sharpness and lighting, beautiful warm colours, well done
TFS
Have a good weekend
Maurizio

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 643 W: 15 N: 1561] (6085)
  • [2009-06-27 6:33]

Salut
Bine surprins, contrast care scoate bine subiectul in evidenta, focus perfect si culori frumoase.
Razvan

Hi Andrei,
Excellent pose and background. Fine details. Thanks.
Alan

Hi Andrei,
A nice capture of this beautiful Heath Fritillary. Superb composition and sharp details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

hi,
fine capture, soft lighting helping to show the good details and texture. tfs.
nagraj.v

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3748 W: 186 N: 11161] (34473)
  • [2009-06-27 8:36]

Hello Andrei,
A very fine capture of a fresh specimen of M. athalia Taken from an ideal POV to show its closed wings with excellent sharpness against a superb OOF dark natural BG.
Thanks and have a good weekend,
Ivan

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2959 W: 162 N: 817] (2429)
  • [2009-06-27 22:39]

Hello Andrei,
A fine view of this Fritillary that stands out against the dark background. Lovely warm colours and sharp details. Well done!
TFS and regards, Ulla

hello iovescu
excellent caspture
TFS
Nasos

Merhaba Andrei,
Koyu fon ile kelebeğin sarımtrak renkleri birbirine çok yakışmış.Hemen güzelliği göze çarpan bir makro.Keskinliği ve netliği harika,ellerine sağlık :)

Ciao Iovescu. What amazing light to exalt the beautuful warm colours! Good POF and excellente DOF.

Roberto

Ciao Andrei, elegant butterfly with fantastic colors, splendid details and excellent sharpness, beautiful blurry BG, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hello Iovescu,
I also firstly captured this beautiful species in last week. its really very beautiful. you greatly captured it from lateral aspect. great sharp details, POV/DOF and colors. Nicely composed and exposured. thanks for sharing, best wishes
Ahmet

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