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Beautiful Gulf Fritillary


Beautiful Gulf Fritillary
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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: 2004-11
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon Powershot Pro1
Exposure: f/4, 1/125 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): My personal butterflies, Lepidoptera: Butterflies and Moths [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2004-11-28 4:01
Viewed: 1584
Favorites: 3 [view]
Points: 44
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Gulf Fritillary

A new image of a Gulf Fritillary... in this case with its folded wings, with a drawing and colorful totally different from inner side from the same ones.

I have presented previously 2 photos of them...

Gulf Fritillary where a exemplar is appraised on Lantana flowers.

The other, Gulf Fritillary x 2 where two specimens with different conformation in the wings and your version LP so that they can evaluate the details of the same ones.



Gulf Fritillary (Family Heliconiidae)

Description: 64 to 73 mm of expansion eave. Narrow previous wing, the part of above is of reddish color orange with some black spots and a black network throughout the edge of the later wing; also it presents a group of smallest white spots near the costal area of the previous wing. The part of under the previous wing is similar but with the color base pink-chorale and tears of metallic silver-plated color near the end; the part of under the later wing is of color coffee or olive, of mat to the brilliant with many silver-plated veins. The venation presents the discal cell of type opened in the later wing.

Habitat: One is him in the limits of subtropical forests, urban gardens, cannons, open and sunny areas with flowers.

Host Plants: Flower of passion (incarnata the Passiflora) and other species. The pasiflora contain alkaloids that grant toxicity to the adults and it allows them to secretar nauseous fluids of his body, with which they protect themselves of his predators, reason why its pattern of coloration becomes jumbled in mimetic complexes.

Distribution: The south of the United States until Mexico. In Nuevo Leon it has been registered in San Nicholas de los Garza, Villa de Garcia, Guadalupe, San Roque Monterrey, Escobedo, San Pedro.
The photographed subspecies (Agraulis vanillae maculosa) can be found in great Sud America's areas.

Observations: The little eggs are of yellow color. By the general the adults feed themselves on the nectar of white and red flowers.

(Translate of Babel Fish)
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Very good macro Ricardo.
Great colours , good composition and details.
Good note.
Great work. my friend.

Beautiful butterfly. Great work and skill. I like it very much.

That's a stunning for it took my breath away!
Bravo very well done.
>> in my favorites.

Hi Ricardo
You have a definate winner here, it is just SO beautiful, great colous and it stands-out well against the BG. Not nits, i ams enjoyig this post a lot.

superbe papillon Ricardo !
le blanc contraste vraiment bien sur le marron, les details sont bien present et la longue entenne donne de la profondeur ...
comme d'habitude bon travail avec ton canon ;)

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2832 W: 75 N: 8026] (26867)
  • [2004-11-28 9:42]

Details and colours on its wings and eye are simply unbelievable! Perfect picture.

pretty composition, beautiful color and especially good balance of the whites, Very great Shot Ricardo

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  • willie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1023 W: 61 N: 648] (2083)
  • [2004-11-28 12:28]

Simply superb. Great notes also.
Very well done. Into my favourites

Ricardo your work has always been top class. But this my friend is something else... The colours and the light just shines this up. It's wonderfull. Please allow me to say: "Your best so far!"

I just love this.

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2306 W: 324 N: 4306] (16856)
  • [2004-11-28 15:44]

Ricardo, obrigado pela resposta e pelos detalhes sobre a reserva aí em Buenos Aires.

Mais uma bela captura. A borboleta é muito bonita, e mais se parece com uma bailarina com andar delicado.

Parabéns.

Lívio

Excellent macro shot Ricardo. The colors are very fine and the image is very sharp! Well done!

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2964 W: 366 N: 3848] (11755)
  • [2004-11-28 17:47]

What a stunning butterfly, very well captured Ricardo. Excellent work.

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2058 W: 315 N: 4404] (14713)
  • [2004-11-29 0:00]

A great one, Ricardo. Many thanks.

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  • IdoTT Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 210 W: 19 N: 86] (482)
  • [2004-11-29 14:39]

Excellent macro photograph!

Cuando hablaba del nivel de detalle en tu cáscara de "cicada" todavía no habia visto este post. Ahora sólo me queda sacarme el sombrero una vez más, no sólo por la calidad de la foto, sino por la belleza de la mariposa captada. Ahora que nos nos oye nadie, sigo pensando que tiene mucho mas mérito esta foto forzando a F4 con tu compacta que muchas otras realizadas con equipos carisisisisisimos. Gracias Ricardo. Por cierto estupenda nota.

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  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
  • [2004-11-29 22:35]

Stiff upper li it seems to have:) I like this image a lot and the BG supports the image well. Very well done,

Thanks for posting

Great shot Ricardo. The wings look like quilting. The definition of the hairs on the under body is fantastic. TFS.

Ricardo, Hey, I've seen this guy before! You stole my butterfly!! ;-)) Great DOF, colors & details seen...Excellent work!!

very beautiful butterfly; could have been better if the background was not that crowded.

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  • OzBY Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 182 W: 2 N: 310] (1069)
  • [2005-09-22 3:38]

Excellent macro shot of a beautiful butterfly

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  • phlr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1276 W: 133 N: 873] (2804)
  • [2006-03-19 14:44]

Such a beauty!
Excellent photo!
Perfect on everything!
Keep on going!
5* and TFS!

Ricardo, great shot.
Beautiful butterfly.
Well done..
TFS
Annick

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3052 W: 148 N: 4559] (14727)
  • [2007-03-17 11:49]

Hi Ricardo.
You managed to capture a very beautiful specimen of the butterflies. Delicateness and exactness of its reproduction are terrific. Rich colours of the butterfly harmonize with smooth and soft coloured BG very well. Composition of the picture is wonderful as usual for your works. My compliments and TFS.
Alexei.

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