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![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 176 W: 22 N: 366]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (1432) | Hi to everyone!
This one is one of my popular photo! When I look at this I feel happy:) I took this in Eymir Lake(Ankara,Central Anatolia) .This's very widespread one but I think some information can be useful.:)
Facts
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Lycaenidae
Genus Polyommatus
Size
Caterpillar length: up to 13 mm
Wingspan: 25 – 40 mm
Description
The common blue is the most widespread of the blue butterflies in Turkey, and as the name suggests, it is one of the most common butterflies in Europe. The males are a striking bluish-violet colour, but females are brown with orange spots near the margins of the wings. In both sexes, the undersides of the wings are greyish brown with blackish spots and orange crescents towards the margins of the wings. The caterpillar has a stout body, which tapers towards the tips. The head is black and the body is green. A darker green line bordered with white passes along the centre of the back. There is also a whitish-green line along the sides.
This butterfly is found throughout Britain and occurs on most off-shore islands including the Outer Hebrides and Orkney. It is most numerous in the south of England and Wales and is scarce in areas at altitudes of over 300 meters, becoming absent over 500 m. Elsewhere, the range of this species extends throughout Europe, North Africa and in temperate parts of Asia.
Habitat
Occurs in a wide range of grassy habitats where the foodplants occur. The main foodplant is common bird’s foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), although other trefoils, clovers (Trifolium) and related plants may be used. This species tends to be found in sunny, sheltered areas, and typical habitats include downland, woodland clearings, coastal dunes, road verges, golf courses, cemeteries and occasionally gardens.
Biology
In the common blue, the number of generations produced each year varies depending on the geographic location of the population. Occasionally, in warm years, double-brooded and single-brooded populations may go on to produce an extra brood in the same year, thanks to the warm weather. This phenomenon indicates that the factors governing the number of broods produced are environmental, rather than genetic.
The eggs are laid singly on the foodplants and take around a week to hatch. Caterpillars of the first generation (or of the only generation in single-brooded populations) take around 6 weeks to become fully developed. Second brood caterpillars overwinter when partly grown, and complete their development during the following year. Pupation occurs either at the base of the foodplant or amongst litter on the ground and adult butterflies emerge after around two weeks .
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goldfinchtr
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Photoshop noise removal from background
Edited by:peter_stoeckl
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1541 W: 269 N: 3363]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (9361) |
Hi,Emin. Have just done a quick Photoshop postwork to our perfectly taken picture to reduce some noise from the background that apparently came in by sharpening.
I applied noise reduction and scratch and dust removal filter (r=3) to selectively marked areas of the background, particularly at the right. Hope you enjoy the result. Best regards, Peter |
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goldfinchtr
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noise removed
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| I filtered the foto in NeatImage to remove the unpleasant noise from the background. I hope you like it :-) |
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