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Malachite Butterfly to World Environment


Malachite Butterfly to World Environment
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Copyright: Enio Branco (Brutamonte) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 12 W: 0 N: 54] (709)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-05
Categories: Insects
Camera: Sony T200
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-05 12:20
Viewed: 427
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Portuguese]
Siproeta stelenes (Tanks a lot Batu)
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Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked) Rhopalocera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Tribe: Kallamini
Genus: Siproeta
Species: S. stelenes

Siproeta stelenes (or malachite) is a neotropical brush-footed butterfly. The malachite has large wings which are black and brilliant green or yellow-green on the uppersides and light brown and olive green on the undersides. It is named for the mineral malachite, which is similar in color to the bright green on the butterfly's wings. The wingspread is typically between 8.5 and 10 cm. The malachite is found throughout Central and northern South America, where it is one of the most common butterfly species. Its distribution extends as far north as southern Texas and the tip of Florida, to Cuba, as subspecies S. s. insularis (Holland, 1916), and south to Brazil.
Adults feed on flower nectar, rotting fruit, dead animals, and bat dung. Females lay eggs on the new leaves of plants in the Acanthaceae family, especially ruellia. The larvae are horned, spiny black caterpillars with red markings.

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Hi Enio,

Sharp image, colors are nicely captured. The posture of butterfly is also very nice.

TFS.
Ali

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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 988 W: 282 N: 3228] (10674)
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Hola enio,
a nice, clear, brilliant and sharp picture of Siproeta stelenes (family: Nymphalidae)
shown from a nice point of view. Great depth of field which is necessary for this point of view.
Best wishes, Peter

Hi Enio,a fantastic butterfly in a fantastic pic.Incredible quality of sharpenss and colors,very perfect point of view,excellent note too,my best compliments,Luciano

The colors in this are amazing. I really like them. Nice, clear shot of the butterfly.

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