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Comma (butterfly)


Comma (butterfly)
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Copyright: Jose Ramon Pato (JORAPAVI) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 684 W: 0 N: 1522] (10081)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-29
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 20D, Sigma 150mm F2.8 APO Macro DG HSM
Exposure: f/11, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-05-08 5:33
Viewed: 435
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Spanish]
I know this species thanks to RAM (ramthakur) GORAN (Sgo) and ANTONIO (Martinmena) that classified it to me HERE.

Polygonia c-album

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Polygonia
Species: P. c-album

The Comma (Polygonia c-album) is a species of butterfly, common in the United Kingdom and with a distribution across Europe and temperate Asia to Japan and south to Morocco. Similar species are found in the United States and Canada. It has a white marking on its underwings resembling a comma. The wings have a distinctive ragged edge, apparently a cryptic form as the butterfly resembles a fallen leaf. The caterpillars are also cryptic, resembling a bird dropping.

In the 19th century the British population of comma butterflies crashed, and by 1920 there were only two sightings. The cause for this decline is unknown, and from about 1930 the population recovered and it is now one of the more familiar butterflies in Southern England, and is now resident in Scotland and in North Wales.

The caterpillars will feed up on hops, and they will also eat stinging nettle or elm or currant leaves, and in other parts of its distribution (e.g. in Sweden) also sallow and birch leaves.

The species survives the winter in the adult stage, and adults are of two forms. The form that overwinters before reproducing has dark undersides of the wings, whereas the form that develops directly to sexual maturation has lighter colured wing undersides. Both forms can arise from eggs laid by the same female, depending mainly on the photoperiods experienced by the larvae, but also with an influence of host plants, temperature and sex of individuals

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Bonjour,
Bravo...même les antennes sont nettes !
Bonne journée.
clnaef

My, this specimen is really an "ancient mariner", Jose :-)! Seems to have weathered a lot in its life, but still survives!!
Excellent capture, technically. The details couldn't be better than that.
The famed 'comma' identification mark can be seen on the underwing only. However, for me, the view of the fully expanded upper wings is a great experience.
TFS and best regards.

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2083 W: 6 N: 2089] (13479)
  • [2007-05-08 5:57]

Hola amigo,
espléndida macro,
colores y nitidez estupendas...
saludos

Fantastic sharpnes on this one Jose.Well compsoed with really good DOF.
Excellent work my friend.
Chris

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2707 W: 139 N: 7809] (24333)
  • [2007-05-08 9:17]

Hola José Ramón,
Excellent sharpness showing all the details of this old and worn Comma and set in a pleasing composition with contrasting BG.
TFS and best wishes, Ivan

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  • nimou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 153 W: 1 N: 678] (3157)
  • [2007-05-08 9:20]

Lastima del rebote del flash en la hoja, nitidez impecable compañy. Saludito

Hola Jose R.
Un macro muy bueno, la luz del flash esta un poco durilla.El flash que utilisa es el de la camara?Un saludo.

Hello Jose awsome capture the detail is excellent and well positioned for the shot superb quality tfs rgds Necip.

Hello Jose Ramon!
Another very beauty, colouful photo. Even if the species is really common it is not easy to take a good quality picture of this mobile insect. I like DOF, sharpness and note :)
Best greetings and have a nice afternoon!
Radomir

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2123 W: 222 N: 3908] (12975)
  • [2007-05-09 6:35]

Hi Jose

Another very beautiful macro work from you!
I really like the pose in which you caught this lovely comma butterfly and the charming warm light you got on it.
The POV here is exceptional and the details are all super sharp!
Very beautiful colors and excat DOF, too!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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