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Dingy Skipper


Dingy Skipper
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Copyright: Jose Ramon Pato (JORAPAVI) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 684 W: 0 N: 1522] (10085)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-17
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 20D, Sigma 150mm F2.8 APO Macro DG HSM
Exposure: f/13.0, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-06-14 5:45
Viewed: 425
Points: 40
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Spanish]
Dingy Skipper

Erynnis tages

Resident
Range declining.

In sunshine, the Dingy Skipper often basks on bare ground with wings spread wide. In dull weather, and at night, it perches on the tops of dead flowerheads in a moth-like fashion with wings curved in a position not seen in any other British butterfly. This small brown and grey butterfly is extremely well camouflaged. It may be confused with the Grizzled Skipper, the Mother Shipton moth, and Burnet Companion moth, which sometimes occur on the same sites at the same time.

The Dingy Skipper is locally distributed throughout Britain and Ireland, but has declined seriously in recent years.

Conservation status
UK BAP status: Proposed Priority Species
Butterfly Conservation priority: high
European threat status: not threatened
Protected in Northern Ireland

European/world range
Occurs widely in Europe to latitude 62°N and eastwards through Asia to China. Declining in several European countries.

Foodplants
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) is the usual foodplant in all habitats. Horseshoe Vetch (Hippocrepis comosa) is also used on calcareous soils, and Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil (L. pedunculatus) is used on heavier soils.

Habitat
Colonies occur in a wide range of open, sunny habitats including chalk downland, woodland rides and clearings, coastal habitats such as dunes and undercliffs, heathland, old quarries, railway lines, and waste ground. Suitable conditions occur where foodplants grow in a sparse sward, often with patches of bare ground in a sunny, sheltered situation. Taller vegetation is also required for shelter and roosting.

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1874 W: 245 N: 6145] (21884)
  • [2007-06-14 5:53]

Hi Jose Ramon,
an excellant shot.
Brilliant DOF and POV.
Well done,
Joey

Jose, this is unbelievable; we are ending up as neighbours in the gallery quite often!

I have seen a Skipper with its wings fully open for the first time - Dingy or otherwise :-).
This is remarkable capture, bringing out all the subtle colours and patterns on its wings very clearly and sharply.
Superb focus, natural colours and a great composition against the most appropriate BG.
Well done and TFS.

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1159 W: 255 N: 2639] (11925)
  • [2007-06-14 7:19]

Hi Jose,

A nice composition of this small skipper,I posted a while ago as well a similar variant and I know they are small,well captured with good focus and exposure,the colors look grat well done and tfs

Paul

Superb shot of this rather plain looking skipper.
Excellent composition, great sharpness and DOF
Excellent background.

Chris

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1800 W: 29 N: 5223] (17114)
  • [2007-06-14 8:53]

Hola Jose,
Fantastic close-up shot of thi beautiful skipper. Nice colour tones and fabulous patterns on its wings. Very neat and sharp image with fine focus. Excellent POV and DOF. I like its pose and the diagonal composition. Superbly done. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1005 W: 64 N: 1242] (5082)
  • [2007-06-14 10:35]

Esto sí que es pillar bien una mariposa! ¡Qué foto más estupenda!
Magnífica en todos los sentidos e ideal para apreciar los detalles de esta especie.
Muchas gracias, Jose Ramón.
Felicidades y un fuerte abrazo.
Maite

hi jose,
very nice post, fine composition, nice pov giving full view of the open wings, sharp image with good details, short dof has resulted in fine blurred green bg isolating the insect from the bg,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 996 W: 4 N: 2570] (11874)
  • [2007-06-14 11:10]

Jose, WoW lovely and absolutely bravo marvellous shot. Ganesh

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1902 W: 8 N: 4957] (16017)
  • [2007-06-14 11:17]

Hi Jose,

You make this Skipper look really beautiful! I love the soft colors and the lovely wing patterns that show off well in this position. Wonderful details and a perfect background.

Jane

Hi Jose
Perfectly sharp with natural colors great OOF saturated buckground image.
Very good job
Best wishes
Krzysztof

Hi Jose,
Beautiful picture. I like this pov and the blurred background with 3D effect. Pin sharp and perfect exposure. Colors are vivid and well contrasted. TFS,
JC

bonjour josé ramon
tous les jours une nouvelle photo est a chaque fois c'est une reussite et un regal pour les yeux.
felicitations.
laurent

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3160 W: 148 N: 4787] (15449)
  • [2007-06-14 13:37]

Hi Jose.
I think the DOF could not be better. Superb exactness, terrific reproduction of all even smallest details and texture of the insect. Wonderful colour palette and lighting. My compliments and best regards.
Alexei.

Hi Jose Ramon, splendid skipper with wonderful details, great composition with beautiful blurry BG, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hola Jose,
Perfect angle, well focused, nice DoF.
Excellent macro shot.

BL

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2422 W: 63 N: 3988] (12860)
  • [2007-06-15 5:51]

Hola Jose-Ramon,
POV, focus, sharpness and details are very nice. Very smooth and successfull use of the flash light. TFS
Saludos,
Selen

Hello Jose Ramon,
This is a very sharp capture, well exposed and beautifully composed. I like those natural colors a lot. This is a very nice one! Thanks,
Claudine

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  • GLEM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 524 W: 87 N: 693] (5741)
  • [2007-06-15 16:52]

salut Jose,
très belle image avec des couleurs bien équilibrées et complémentaires. Parfaite netteté et joli POV.

gl

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1836 W: 94 N: 2340] (8406)
  • [2007-06-15 17:34]

Hola José Ramón,
Impecable captura con el mejor punto de vista y pose. La luz es simplemente es ideal.
Salduos, José M.

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  • mikou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 863 W: 73 N: 1348] (5265)
  • [2007-06-15 17:40]

Hi Jose.
Excellent sharp macro of this little butterfly.In our region I see different sorts of Skipper,but this Dingy Skipper I've never haven't seen.Well composed with great POV and perfect DOF.Details are sharp razor and very good reproduction textures on his wings.Beautiful colors and superb blurry green BG too.Well done,my compliments and thank you for sharing.
Best greetings Milos.

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  • bpy Silver Note Writer [C: 7 W: 0 N: 10] (207)
  • [2007-06-16 16:19]

hola
buena composicion y buen color, la iluminación y el detalle hacen el resto, bonita toma

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