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Vanessa cardui and White flower


Vanessa cardui and White flower
Photo Information
Copyright: Paras Bhalla (parasbhalla) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 320 W: 0 N: 822] (3234)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-08-08
Categories: Insects
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC P150
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/80 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-08-28 0:25
Viewed: 380
Points: 48
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
WiKiPedia Information on "Painted Lady" butterfly:

The Painted Lady group of colourful butterflies comprises the subgenus Cynthia of the genus Vanessa in the Family Nymphalidae. They are well known throughout most of the world.

The group includes:
the Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), which is almost global in its distribution

1. Australian Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi)
2. American (Painted) Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
3. West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella).

In general, the Painted Lady is a large butterfly (wing span 5--9–cm (2--2 7/8 in)) identified by the black and white corners of its mainly deep orange, black-spotted wings. It has 5 white spots in the black forewing tips and while the orange areas may be pale here and there, there are no clean white dots in them. The hindwings carry 4 small submarginal eyespots on dorsal and ventral sides. Those on the dorsal side are black, but in the summer morph sometimes small blue pupils are present in some.

Vanessa cardui

The American Painted Lady (V. virginiensis) is most easily distinguishable by its two large hindwing eyespots on the ventral side. virginiensis also features a white dot within the subapical field of the forewings set in pink on the ventral side, and often as a smaller clean white dot in the orange of the dorsal side too. A less reliable indicator is the row of eyespots on the dorsal submarginal hindwing; virginiensis often has two larger outer spots with blue pupils. The black forewing tips have 4--5 white spots, usually the largest is whitish orange.

The West Coast Lady (V. annabella) does not have obvious ventral eyespots. On the dorsal side, anabella lacks a white dot in the subapical orange found in virginiensis, and is a purer orange color. annabella has a fully orange subapical band and leading edge on the forewing. The submarginal row of hindwing spots in annabella features three or four blue pupils. The two larger pupils in annabella are the inner spots, rather than the outer spots as in corresponding virginiensis.

The Australian Painted Lady (V. kershawi) is quite similar to V. cardui. Its four ventral eyespots are less clearly defined, and it always sports at least three (often four) blue pupil spots on its dorsal hindwing. Caterpillars are found mainly on Ammobium alatum.

(Source of information: WiKiPedia)
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  • Great 
  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2582] (9107)
  • [2009-08-28 0:58]

Hi Paras,
vanessa always looks beautiful, pretty and interesting.
this one is very sharp and very clean capture with great background.
i love to see colours and pattern. Well done.

Regards,
Foozi

Hahaha:):))) a big coincidence?:) i do not think so! i am sure you admirer of painted ladies:) MF! Another superb one!
TFS and have a nice WE!
Cheers,

Bayram
Ps. nice to knom you liked my gift to you.

Hello Paras,
another splendid picture of the Painted Lady taken from an excellent POV in a wonderful environment, superb sharpness and fantastic colours.
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

Good POV and excellent details for this coloured Vanessa. Very good BG too. Bravo Paras!

Roberto

Hello Paras, great close-up shot of this painted lady with excellent details.
TFS ad greetings, Deniz

Paras,
Details are so clear, colors so natural, author is so great butterfly master.
Horia

Ya clįsica en tu repertorio; poco pues que comentar que no te haya dicho. Saludos y buen fin de semana: Josep Ignasi.

Hello Paras,

This is an outstanding macro shot with beautiful colors, sharpness & nice details. Well done & TFS.

You & Bayram must have been almost in the same spot! Painted Lady's men!

Regards

Umar

Olį, Paras!

Wonderful colors, nice POV, great details and texture. Well done job, my friend. Congratulations!

Greetings from Brazil,
Bruno

Ciao Paras, beautiful vanessa with fantastic colors, great macro with splendid sharpness and fine details, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

  • Great 
  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3824 W: 190 N: 11393] (35107)
  • [2009-08-28 7:16]

Hello Paras,
An excellent capture of A Painted Lady showing its closed wings with fine sharpness and colours.
If I were to be critical I think the brightly coloured flowers in the BG are a distraction from the butterfly even though they are OOF!
Thanks and have a good weekend,
Ivan

hello Paras
nice composition with good details and beautiful colours
greeting lou

  • Great 
  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2398 W: 94 N: 5543] (17640)
  • [2009-08-28 9:05]

Hello Paras,
A Painted Lady in the same pose as Bayram, what a coincidence.
Beautiful colours and very sharp detailed. Good POV and composition.
Regards,
Peter

  • Great 
  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1380 W: 56 N: 4759] (16364)
  • [2009-08-28 10:15]

Hello Paras,
This is a good close-up of the butterfly. Very good DOF covering wings and body. The light is well managed with delicate shadows adding texture to butterfly wings.
Thank you for sharing,Best regards Siggi

Paras,
Lovely colored capture, details are very good.
Good and interesting POV.
Congratulation and a good WE, whit many great captures.
Mariana

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1065 W: 0 N: 162] (870)
  • [2009-08-28 10:59]

Hello Paras, wonderful close-up shot of a painted lady from nice point of view with nice composition.
TFS and G's,
Mehmet

  • Great 
  • john1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 65 W: 0 N: 85] (356)
  • [2009-08-28 11:16]

Hello Paras,

excellent macro, very sharp and great colors.
details wonderfull , good composition.
Thanks for sharing.
John

  • Great 
  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2916 W: 34 N: 8651] (32250)
  • [2009-08-28 11:50]

Hi Paras. You have some colourful flowers which bring in the butterflies. The Painted Lady is enjoying one of them . Your side view lets us see all of te closed wing markings which you have taken with fine detail and bright colours. well done TFS.
Nick..

Have a good weekend.

Salam Paras Jan,
A wonderful close up vith great colours, light and sharp details.TFS.
Namastay,

hAyAti

hello Paras

excellent macro photo of this butterfly, with very fine POV
at the level of the subject, superb focus great sharpness
and details, and beautiful luminosity of the image, TFS

Asbed

Hi Paras,

the painted lady with good pov, details and fine colours.

Gert

  • Great 
  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1726 W: 0 N: 3927] (15770)
  • [2009-08-29 2:05]

Hello Paras,
A very colorful shot of the beautiful Vanessa cardui! Appealing composition and great sharpness on the butterfly. Very well done.
Kind regards and a nice weekend
Anne

Hello Paras again
another great shot of this beautiful butterfly, i like Painted Ladies,
superb pose and very sharp details, i like the colorful blurred BG
Have a nice sunday
Jacqueline

Hello Paras,
Very well done. The details & sharpness is great. TFS & wish you a very happy Deepawali too.
Regards-Subhash

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