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Nymphalis antiopa


Nymphalis antiopa
Photo Information
Copyright: Parvulescu Lucian (parvulescubio) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 138 W: 13 N: 243] (1541)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08-08
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D50, Sigma 70-300 4-5.6 APO DG MACRO, Hoya 58mm UV
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-09-09 17:52
Viewed: 823
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Another picture in Maramures, a Mourning Cloak Butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa).
It is a solitaire butterfly, overwinter in adult form. They spend the winter frozen in tree cavities or in unheated buildings. Adult emerge from their winter hibernation and seek each other out for mating in the spring. The females lay eggs together on a single tree, in a mass that surrounds a twig. The butterflies probably die soon after mating and egg laying, having spent as much as 10 months as adults, a long life for a butterfly!!! Some authors suggest that there is only one generation per year, new adults resulting by July. Others suggest that there may be two generations per year.
The caterpillars emerge from eggs and they will remain together on the same plant (willows, aspens, elms and birch). As with all caterpillars, they eat voraciously and grow rapidly. If disturbed on a branch, the mass of caterpillars will shake and vibrate in unison, thus, presumably, startling or frightening a potential predator.
The adult butterflies will occasionally come to flowers for nectar, but it's thought that most of their sustenance comes from sap or decaying fruit. Using tree sap, Mourning Cloaks can gain from arising so early from hibernation.
They wing colors become darkly at low temperature.

more information at www.naturenorth.com, http://wilkipedia.org
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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2006-09-09 17:58]

Bonita macro Parvulescu con buen DOF y nitidez.
Adecuado encuadre y bien logrado trasfondo completan una presentación interesante.
Saludos... Ricardo

Nice macro Parvulescu with good DOF and clarity.
Appropriate framing and well achieved background complete an interesting presentation.
Greetings... Ricardo

Beautiful black and white butterfly. The flecks of brown are barely visible, but reflect the rock below. Nice detail. Well done.

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-09-09 21:48]

Hello Parvulescu

A really nice photo of this mourning cloak.The DOF and POV are very good.Excellent detail and well saturated colours.Nicely captured and you have a nice OOF BG.TFS

Rob

very nice capturet, and shot buterfly

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1731 W: 0 N: 3942] (15822)
  • [2006-09-10 5:48]

Hi Lucian,
You are very lucky to have caught this butterfly! I have seen it sometimes,specially in spring, but never succeeded to make a picture. They mostly land on trees, too far away for a picture.
Best regards
Anne

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3002 W: 162 N: 991] (2901)
  • [2006-09-10 7:03]

Excellent shot of the underside of antiopa showing details of markings. I saw this flying by yesterday along the Baltic coast but it's really hard to find them resting. Well done!
TFS, Ulla

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  • clnaef Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 778 W: 67 N: 645] (6814)
  • [2006-09-10 13:16]

Bonsoir,
Quelles couleurs remarquables !
Bonne soirée.
clnaef

Hi
Great shot of this nice Nymphalidae.
Vey good compositiona and colours.
TFS

Chris

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