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Bush Brown


Bush Brown
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Copyright: kv vral (vral) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 64 W: 1 N: 218] (1049)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-02-13
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 40D DSLR, 18-55 Canon kit
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/100 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-02-14 17:12
Viewed: 708
Points: 6
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Hello Friends,

this was taken in Chennai. Though this is not a colourful butterfly, I wanted to record the subtle variations of Bushbrowns.

This was shot at a height of 8 feet on a vertical wall. Seated close to the ceiling of the corridor. Image is rotated 90 Deg. CCW for better viewing.

This one has very close resemblance of Tamil Bushbrown, Mycalesis (visala) subdita, and Dark-branded Bushbrown(Mycalesis mineus)

Need help for further classification


The bushbrowns, Mycalesis, are a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are common in the warm regions from Central Asia to Australia, and have a high diversity in South Asia and the Wallacea.

They are notably polymorphic, with wet- and dry-season forms differing in many species, especially as regards size and number of underwing eyespots.

Usually drably coloured butterflies of medium size, dark brown above with a prominent eye in 2 on the upper forewing. On the underside there is generally a pale, straight line across the discs of both wings with prominent ocelli on the margin outside it. In most species these ocelli are much reduced, often to mere white dots, in the dry season forms.

Many of the species are very similar in appearance, but the males can almost always be identified by their brands ; the females, however, especially in the dry forms, are in a few cases very difficult, or almost impossible, to separate.

The males ordinarily have a brand on the upper hind wing, covered with a tuft of hairs, at origin v.7, and a corresponding brand on the under forewing along v.1. Both brands are set in a smooth, pearly area. Many species have additional tufts and brands.

The habits of all members of the genus are much the same. They inhabit forest, jungle and thick scrub, mainly in the wetter parts of India, where they fly close to the ground in among the undergrowth, from which they never venture far except to flutter about in clearings nearby and at the edges of forest.

The flight is always weak and they settle frequently on blades of grass, on the ground, and in among the stems of bushes and bamboos, against which, especially in the dry season forms, they are very difficult to see. When flushed they never fly far but soon drop, trusting to their protective markings effectively to conceal them.

They are rather inactive during the daytime but are more lively in the early morning and evening.

The majority of Bush Browns is found in hilly country at low elevations. A few, however, are hill species, but none of these ascend to any great height.

Apart from the brands the sexes are very similar. Some species are attracted by sugaring; others come to water. All, as far as is known, feed on grasses.

Courtesy: “Butterflies of the Indian region”. By M.A. Winter Blyth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycalesis

Image was converted from RAW to JPEG. Enhanced the light,sharpened,cropped and resized

Thanks for stopping by
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Camera Model Name: Canon EOS 40D
Shooting Date/Time: 2/13/2008 20:42:57
Tv(Shutter Speed): 1/100Sec.
Av(Aperture Value): F9.0
Metering Modes: Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation: 0
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Focal Length: 47.0 mm
Image size: 3888 x 2592
Image Quality: RAW
Flash: On
White Balance: Auto
AF mode: Manual (MF)
Picture Style: Standard
Parameters:
Tone Curve : Standard
Sharpness level : -
Pattern Sharpness : -
Contrast : 0
Sharpness : 5
Color saturation : 0
Color tone : 0
Highlight tone priority : No
Color matrix: -
Color Space: sRGB
File Size: 10100 KB
Dust Delete Data: No
Drive Mode: Single-frame shooting
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I like those prominent eye-spots on the wings of this butterfly, KV.
Fill flash has been used very well in this shot.
Well done and TFS.
Ram

Hello kv,

Nice shot of this brown. Excellent sharpness and details of this beauty and well cropped of the good perch.

Regards,
Jusni

Hallo KV
I like this little butterfly with beautiful markings on its wings and in a camouflage colour. Very interesting patterns on the wings. I personally don’t like the dark background in this situation where the butterfly is also dark of colour. I think with a lighter background your details would have come out much clearer. But said that, I must compliment you on this image. Focus is good, and the details are sharp, captured in a fine pose. Thanks for sharing photo and very interesting note.
Kind regards
Anna

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