bi-color butterfly

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• wishnugaruda (16720)
• [2006-08-07 12:04]

Hi Karin,
a beautiful and noble butterfly, seems that the wings have light-points, I love it
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• Luis (34)
• [2006-08-07 12:48]

Hola Karin
Preciosa imagen
Me encanta el contraste de las alas, del negro oscuro al blanco tan brillante
Sobre que especie puede ser, ni idea, por los colores blanco y negro me recuerda a una "Brintesia circe", pero no es la misma.
Saludos

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• batu (13364)
• [2006-08-07 13:10]
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Hallo Karin,
a nice picture of this butterfly. It's name is

-- Hypolimnas bolina --
-- Family: Nymphalidae

An interesting finding for Gran Canaria. This species usually does not occur on the Canary Islands. It is wide-spread in Africa, Madagascar and the Indoaustralian region.
For the Canary Islands, a related species - Hypolimnas misippus - is known, but this can easily be distinguished from bolina.

So you present an excellent picture and a new species for Gran Canaria!

Best wishes and further good luck,
Peter

P.S. I can give you a reference for Canary butterflis:
- Báez M (1998) Mariposas de Canarias. - Editorial Rueda, Madrid.

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• Hil (5027)
• [2006-08-07 15:59]

Hi Karin

Beautiful Butterfly shot, the detail is good and I like he colours and lighting a lot.

TFS
Regards Hilary

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• manyee (21070)
• [2006-08-08 2:04]

Salut, Karin. : )
I see you found some butterflies too. : )
What a beauty, with its black and white patterns.
Great POV and good light!
TFS. : )

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• nimou (3169)
• [2006-08-08 8:53]

Karin los insectos negros son siempre complicados, absorben la luz, es imprescindible el flash difusor en eso caso o pillarlos cuando esten iluminados por luz natural. Un saludo

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• jeanpaul (14117)
• [2006-08-08 20:42]

Bonjour Karin

Très joli ce macro, les détails et les contrastes sont réussis très jolis couleurs
et la composition est très belle.
Bravo et merci JP

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• TBW (846)
• [2006-08-09 15:55]

Hi!
Great shot! It almost seems like there is light coming through its wings! Well done to capture such an evasive creature :)

TFS
Torbjørn