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Inachis io, first one this year


Inachis io, first one this year
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Copyright: Tanja Almazan (sily) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 238 W: 6 N: 391] (1893)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-03-14
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon PowerShot A710 IS
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/60 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Sily's photos [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-03-14 14:23
Viewed: 532
Points: 16
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We were walking today under trees in blossom, and enjoying the sweetest smell of spring flowers.
Bees were buzzing, butterflies chasing each other in flight...I hate that winter that denies us all this beauty, but officialy the spring has come, and I'm smiling the whole day and enjoying myself.
This is my first butterfliy this year.

Inachis io
Peacock
Family: Nymphalidae
Flight Time: June-August and Spring after hibernation.
Size: 54-60mm
You can see them emerge from their winter sleep with first sunny days.They are very common in Europe and Asia.They spend cold weather often wintering in buildings or trees.Therefore they often appear quite early in spring.The colourful “eyes” of the upper wings actually function as a large part of the self-defence of this butterfly. They may frighten off hungry predators such as birds. If you see the butterfly display the blue eyes of the hindwing, you’ll know the butterfly will be taking off in a second!

Geographical distribution/ habitat: Europe and the Northern part of Asia. Common in open fields, farmsteads, woodlands and gardens – where ever flowers grow.

Host plant: Common Nettle (urticaceae) only.
The caterpillars, which are shiny black with six rows of barbed spikes and a series of white dots on each segment, hatch after about a week and feed on nettles and hops.

Food plants: Not very fussy on them, but particularly fond of Buddleia and thistles. Cirsium arvense “Creeping thistle” seems to be a big favourite of them – as well as of many other butterflies.The adult butterflies drink nectar from a wide variety of flowering plants, including buddleia, sallows, dandelions, wild marjoram, danewort, hemp agrimony, and clover; they also utilize tree sap and rotten fruit.

Flight time: Single brooded and flies in July-September in Europe. Hibernates as an adult, and is one of the first butterflies to appear around March to April.
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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1007 W: 64 N: 1266] (5195)
  • [2007-03-14 15:32]

Hello Tanja
What a wonderful picture!!! The Inachis io is always a very attractive butterfly, but here the rest of the picture adds a lot too!
Wonderful sharpness, colors and composition!
It is really great.
My complimenst and thanks for sharing.
Greetings
Maite

Hi Tanja, wonderful Inachis io with splendid colors, great sharpness, very well done, brava!
Ciao Silvio

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2262 W: 10 N: 2630] (15565)
  • [2007-03-14 19:11]

Hola Tanja,
me agrada este disparo,
nitidez excelente,
compo. genial...
saludos

Bonsoir Silke
Il est magnifique ce papillon,
les détails sont bons ainsi que les couleurs
le contraste et la netteté sont très bien .
Bravo et au revoir...JP

Hello Tanja lovely photo superb colours great detail big butterfly :-) nicely adjusted tfs rgds Necip.

Hi Tanja,
Beauty and colorful picture!
I like so much the colors and patterns got on the wings, they're so vivid ones.
Excellent the POV used to show us the butterfly.
You did it great in the layout with all the elements here to build this very solid composition.
Congratulations and thanks for share it.
My best regards,
JM

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3584 W: 143 N: 5669] (18531)
  • [2007-03-15 7:39]

Hi Tanja.
What a nice specimen of butterfly and beautiful surroundings you have pictured. Excellent quality of the picture: great sharpness and details, very pleasant soft lighting. I like you vertical cropping and composition so much too. My best wishes and compliments. Perfect done. TFS.
Alexei.

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2171 W: 218 N: 4383] (14900)
  • [2007-03-15 13:09]

Hi Tanja

A wonderful capture from you.
The colors of this peacock are vivid and beautifully presented tahnks to your upper POV that gave a splendid angle for the shot.
The details are nice and sharp and the exposure is very good.
The only thing i could suggest here is trying to blurr the BG - either by using a smaller f-stop or with post-processing - to make the butterfly stand out better.

Anyway, Bravo and TFS
Horia

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