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Graphium agamemnon


Graphium agamemnon
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Copyright: Pankaj Bajpai (pankajbajpai) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1468 W: 97 N: 4070] (14202)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-12-03
Categories: Insects
Camera: Fuji Finepix S7000
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/450 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Butterflies of India [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-06-21 2:58
Viewed: 850
Points: 44
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon) is a predominantly green and black tropical butterfly that belongs to the swallowtail family. The butterfly is also called Green Spotted Triangle, Tailed Green Jay or the Green Triangle. It is a common, non-threatened species native to India, Sri Lanka through Southeast Asia and into Australia. Several geographic races are recognized.

Range
Southern India to Saurashtra, Northern India (Kumaon to Assam), Nepal, Sri Lanka, Andamans, Nicobars, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Kampuchea, southern China (including Hainan), Taiwan, South East Asia to Papua & New Guinea, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, and Australia (northern Queensland).

Description
The Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon) is a predominantly green and black tropical butterfly that belongs to the swallowtail family. The butterfly is also called Green Spotted Triangle, Tailed Green Jay or the Green Triangle. It is a common, non-threatened species native to India, Sri Lanka through Southeast Asia and into Australia. Several geographic races are recognized.

Range
Southern India to Saurashtra, Northern India (Kumaon to Assam), Nepal, Sri Lanka, Andamans, Nicobars, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Kampuchea, southern China (including Hainan), Taiwan, South East Asia to Papua & New Guinea, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, and Australia (northern Queensland).

Habitat
Once found primarily close to wooded country where there is a fairly heavy rainfall, the Tailed Jay is now very common at low elevations and regularly seen in gardens and urban areas due to its foodplant, Polyalthia longifolia (False Ashoka or Mast Tree), being widely used as an ornamental tree.

Habits
Strong and restless fliers, they are very active butterflies and flutter their wings constantly even when at flowers. They are seldom seen drinking from damp patches. The males are particularly fond of feeding from flowers such as Lantana, Ixora, Mussaenda and Poinsettia. The females are more likely caught when looking for foodplants or laying eggs.

Tailed Jays are active throughout the year but their abundance depends upon the local monsoon and availability of the larval host plants. The butterflies generally fly among the tree-tops but descend to ground level in search of flowers or host plants. Because of their relatively fast life cycle (just over one month from egg to adult), Tailed Jays are multivoltine and may produce up to 7–8 broods per year.
pablominto, anel, blakitan, Matt-Bird, SelenE, fiyo, Alex99, ramthakur, Necipp, bobair, ellis49, haraprasan, marhowie, Isu, gracious, angybone has marked this note useful
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Hello Pankaj,
Beautiful framing makes the insect stand out very well!
Fine details and good clarity in colours in this well composed image!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 4 N: 2302] (10736)
  • [2007-06-21 3:33]

Pankaj, The framing is fantastic. The insect is also fantastic and tall. Lovely POV and great composition. Ganesh

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1173 W: 0 N: 1968] (8355)
  • [2007-06-21 3:48]

Hello Pankaj,
Striking colour-combination for this most beautiful Tailed Jay on the orange flower. Excellent composition too. Just a little lack of sharpness of the right wing, but it doesn't affect the whole.
Thank's and best regards
Anne

Hi pankaj,
beautiful composed shot,nice colour

Hi Pankaj,
Pretty butterfly, very nicely captured.
well focused, sharp.
nice DoF, neat blurry BG.
Great shot.

BL

Hi Pankaj,
Good composition and framing. This is a beautiful scene of an interesting coloured butterfly.
regards
Matt.

Hello Pankaj.

Very beatiful image, creatively composed.

Regards.
JoseLuis.

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2348 W: 61 N: 3801] (12188)
  • [2007-06-21 9:13]

Hi Pankaj,
Colors, composition and the pose of this beautiful butterfly is very nice. TFS
Selen

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 924 W: 5 N: 2259] (8370)
  • [2007-06-21 11:23]

Hello Pankaj,
Very nice close up. Details are crisp clear.I liked POV,sharpness,lighting and framing a lot.

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-06-21 11:30]

Hello Pankaj

A beautiful butterfly with wonderful colours.Well composed in the frame with sharp detail.Very good POV and DOF.I like the framing and presentation.TFS

Rob

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1785 W: 8 N: 4627] (14955)
  • [2007-06-21 11:32]

Hi Pankaj,

A beautiful close-up of this butterfly. I've never seen one with colors like that. Excellent details of the body and the wing pattern. You captured it on a lovely flower. I like the framing.

Jane

Hi Pankaj,
Colourful image. Nice background.
Well composed.
TFS
Annick

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3040 W: 148 N: 4529] (14629)
  • [2007-06-21 12:49]

Hi Pankaj.
Your next butterfly shot is superb. I like all. Composition and framing, amazing colours (especially colours of the flower), suitable perfectly smoothed BG and great sharpness and details of the image. Bravo and kind regards.
Alexei.

I remember having seen other pictures of this royal butterfly you had posted earlier, Pankaj.
This is yet another beautiful image of this butterfly resting on your healthy and rich marigolds.
It is a pleasure to look at this grand creature once again.
TFS and regards.

Hello Pankaj a lovely colourfull shot fine pov with good focus point and dof lovely work as usual from you tfs rgds Necip.

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  • bobair Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 376 W: 77 N: 1150] (4268)
  • [2007-06-21 23:12]

Hi Pankaj,
this is a very interesting looking butterfly you have offered for our viewing pleasure,I like it.I can honestly say that I have never seen a butterfly with the green colour this one has.Good details,colour and focus make this an eye catching photo so thank you for showing us this little beauty. Bob

Hi Pankaj.
you ahve so colourful and beautiful butterflies and this is no exception.
it's beautiful both in colours and pattern.
Pretty good sharpnes and details, fine POV and compostion.
Well done.

Hi Pankaj,
A very beautiful POV of the beautiful Butterfly. Excellent capture. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Hi Pankaj,
I like the POV, color, exposure, and the centered comp works well for this one. Excellent notes, well done.
Howard

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  • Isu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 313 W: 0 N: 21] (1663)
  • [2007-07-01 6:02]

Preciosa mariposa, con un colorido bastante saturado en una acertada exposición.
Un saludo, Sira

Hello Pankaj,
my compliment toward this outstanding and beautiful butterfly macro!
best pov with sharpness, awesome and details
well done and thanks for sharing
cheers
Tony

What a beauty! Lovely colors, great clarity and a precarious perch. :)

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