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Front of Lepidoptera


Front of Lepidoptera
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Copyright: do tuan (dotuan) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 54 W: 99 N: 26] (774)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-12-03
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 400D, Canon 18-55mm/f3.5-5.6
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/800 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-12-07 6:38
Viewed: 755
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The order Lepidoptera is the second largest order in the class Insecta and includes the butterflies, skippers, and moths. Members of the order are referred to as lepidopterans. A person who collects or studies this order is referred to as a Lepidopterist.

This order has more than 180,000 species in 127 families and 46 superfamilies. It is second only to the Coleoptera (the beetles) in number of described species. The name is derived from Greek "scaly-wing" (lepido-pteron).

Lepidopterans undergo complete metamorphosis going through a four-stage life cycle of egg - larva / caterpillar - pupa/chrysalis -imago/adult. The larvae have a toughened (sclerotized) head capsule, chewing mouthparts, and a soft body, that may have hair-like or other projections, 3 pairs of true legs, and additional prolegs (up to 5 pairs). They can be confused with the larvae of sawflies. Lepidopteran larvae can be differentiated by the presence of crochets on the prolegs which are absent in the Symphyta (sawflies). Most caterpillars are herbivores, but a few are carnivores (some eat ants or other caterpillars) and detritivores (Dugdale, 1996).

Adults have two pairs of membranous wings covered, usually completely, by minute scales. In some species, wings are reduced or absent (often in the female but not the male). Antennae are prominent. In moths, males frequently have more feathery antennae than females, for detecting the female pheromones at a distance. Adult mouth parts, called a proboscis, are adapted for sucking nectar. Some species have reduced mouthparts (some species do not feed as adults), and others have them modified to pierce and suck blood or fruit juices (some Noctuids) (Scoble, 1992).

From Wikipedia.

More detailes at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepidoptera
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Hi Do,
Nice picture and pretty colours...Good shot..!
Best regards,
Patrick

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  • volkan Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 464 W: 10 N: 2] (1114)
  • [2006-12-07 10:40]

Hi Do,
Great close up and POV.
Well done.

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2173 W: 220 N: 4384] (14904)
  • [2006-12-07 16:02]

Hi Do

A very nice picture of this gorgeous butterfly!
The colors here are great and the details are very nice adn sharp. The POV is interesting but works really great.
Howver, the DOF is just a bit too shallow...the rest is just spot on.
A very beautiful composition.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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