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"Beauty" (Bella) Butterfly #2


Photo Information
Copyright: Ricardo A Palonsky (RAP) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-09
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon Powershot Pro1
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/400 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): My personal butterflies, Lepidoptera: Butterflies and Moths [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2004-10-16 6:28
Viewed: 1234
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note

Bella (Hypanartia bella, Fabricius, 1793)

Continuation of the presentation makes a pair of days on this species and that can be seen HERE with its closed wings.

In this case, one is the same unit, but visualizing in all his splendor the colorful one of his unfolded wings.


Identification and taxonomy

Typical FW length 26 mm.
Hypanartia bella is most similar to H. lethe but has a more produced forewing apex, more pronouncedly scalloped distal wing margins, a more diagonal orange discal band on the dorsal forewing, largely white instead of orange subapical markings on the dorsal forewing that are reduced in number, and a different, darker ventral pattern.
Peruvian specimens have a somewhat wider orange discal band on the dorsal forewing, and the postdiscal band is largely orange (it is largely white in southeastern Brazilian specimens), except the spot in cell M2-M1, which is white in both populations.
However, the geographical variation in H. bella appears to be rather variable and clinal, and no subspecies are recognized here.


Biology

This species occurs up to 3200 m in southeastern Peru (Ayacucho, Apurímac and Cuzco, being very common at Machu Picchu), along the margins of cloud and montane forests.
Males frequently puddle at damp mud, and the species also nectars on flowers of Asteraceae.
The food plant of H. bella is reported as Celtis (Ulmaceae) and as Trema (Ulmaceae) and Urtica (Urticaceae).
Reared the species on Phenax and Parietaria (Urticaceae) in northwestern Argentina, and gave an almost complete life history (no eggs were found).


Distribution

Southern Peru to northern Argentina, Brazil (eastern and southeastern), Uruguay and Paraguay.
PDP, extramundi, ellis49, Kirsten, TAZ, Crypton, Callie, japie, gerhardt, Luc has marked this note useful
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  • Great 
  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2964 W: 366 N: 3848] (11755)
  • [2004-10-16 6:51]

Very nice work Ricardo, lovely composition, detail and colour. Great note too. Well done.

Ricardo, evidentemente ese dia estabas inspirado. Las vistas que nos ofreces de esta mariposa tienen una prespectiva especial. Los blancos del fondo al borde de la sobrexposición pero no molestan demasiado. Un trabajo muy bueno.
Por cierto muy bueno el link con apertura en ventana nueva, acabo de copiar el codigo para mis proximos links. Esto de no saber html...

Good macro Ricardo.
Nice colours , good composition and good sharpness.
Great note.
Well done.

good macro!
very clear and good details.colours and compo are nice to.
good shot of a beautiful butterfly!

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3184] (10918)
  • [2004-10-16 10:31]

On ne se lasse pas de pouvoir admirer ce beau papillon ! C'est une jolie composition bien colorée avec les fleurs.
Well done !

bel angle , belle composition, couleur joliess et naturelles,bonne nettete.
pour resumer.... good work

  • Great 
  • Callie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1252 W: 106 N: 2659] (7495)
  • [2004-10-16 15:26]

I see you send it to the de-rusters, Ricardo! Very nice picture!

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  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
  • [2004-10-16 17:29]
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Your DOF at 5.6 is excellent. I like the colors in this and the image is very sharp. I do understand as well that the texture of this butterfly does not allow for your reflection to be on it:)

Thanks for posting

Very well done Ricardo. Strong compo and a nice POV. Details are sharp and the DOF nearly made it. As always your notes are interesting.

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2058 W: 315 N: 4404] (14713)
  • [2004-10-18 10:40]

Composition excellente. Je me demande sur quelles fleurs le papillon repose. Ça ressemble à un pommier de chez nous. Bon travail Ricardo.

Nice and close. The upper wing has some blur, probably a smaller Av would have prevented that.

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