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Lycaena phlaeas


Lycaena phlaeas
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Copyright: Catherine Dijon (CatherineD) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 861 W: 57 N: 4006] (14097)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2010-08-28
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 40 D, Canon EF 100 mm F2.8 Macro USM
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2010-08-29 8:49
Viewed: 3273
Points: 42
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
2010 was a bad year for butterflies in Belgium. June too cold, July too dry, August too rainy… I didn’t see many species I saw last year. Of course, the most commons species can be seen, like this pretty Small Copper. I took it yesterday before the rain.
And very strange, just after taking this shot, I was attacked by 2 bees and bitten on my hand by a tiny greenish insect (I still feel some pain since yesterday). First time such things happen to me… Maybe insects are angry (like me!) because on the bad weather…

Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)
Family : Lycaenidae
Common names: Small Copper, American Copper, Common Copper [En], Cuivré commun, Bronzé [Fr], Kleine vuurvlinder [Nl], Kleiner Feuerfalter [De], Czerwończyk żarek [Po], Benekli bakır kelebeği [Tu]

The upperside forewings are a bright orange with a dark outside edge border and with eight or nine black spots. The hindwings are dark with an orange border.
It is widespread and common across Europe, Asia and North America, and also found in North Africa south through Ethiopia.
It is found in a wide variety range of habitats from chalk downlands, heathland, woodland clearings to churchyards and waste ground in cities.
In bright sun it is a very active little butterfly with the males setting up small territories which they will defend vigorously against rival males or indeed any unlucky passing insect.
There are between two and three broods a year, fewer further north. In exceptionally good years, a fourth brood sometimes occurs in the south and adults can still be seen flying into November. The species overwinters as a caterpillar.


References:
Wikipedia/ Lycaena phlaeas
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To Heaven: Thank you!CatherineD 1 08-30 09:01
To boreocypriensis: You too...CatherineD 1 08-29 13:29
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Wow, what a treat for the eyes. You did an excellent job of capturing this butterfly in exquisite detail. Let me not leave out the flower. The detail and color of it is amazing. What a great job you've done here. Congratulations!

Paul

Hello Catherine,
Wonderful capture with excellent details and colours.
Lovely composition and great POV. Very good light and focus.
Congratulations!
Marius.

Hello Catherine,
Excellent composition, the focus looks superb and the details look very clear. Well done.
TFS.
Mel

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3396 W: 172 N: 3310] (10940)
  • [2010-08-29 9:55]

Hello Catherine,
Stunning orange and purple colours in this wonderful capture! Great sharpness, beautiful light and a perfect dark background too. Very well done!
TFS and best regards, Ulla

hello Catherine
great pose with beaytiful colours and good details
i like the light on the wings and great shatpness
greeting lou

Ciao Catherine. Fantastic chromatic results and intrigant transparencies. Excellente contrast.

Roberto

Hello Catherine, a beauty and wonderful shot in lovely pose.
Tommorrow we will go to Çığlıkara:) that i learnt you also been in there. Take care...
TFS and regards,
Bahadır

Hello Catherine,you have captured and presented this image very well in a pleasing format.Enjoyed the note also.
Best regards Les.

Hello Catherine,
A fine macro capture of a small butterfly from lateral POV, with neat details, sharpness and fine composition!
Ciao, Melania.

Hi dear Cat:)

Impressive close-up. It has such an elegant and graceful appearance. Top class exposure too!
Tke care during my absence MF!
Cheers,

Bayram

Hola Catherine

Vaya, que buena imagen, que colores más estupendos, que contrastes...... Verdaderamente es una foto muy agradable y bonita. Felicidades.

Un saludo de Antonio

Hello Cathy.. Beautiful butterfly catch wit nice composition...Pattens on the wings very pretty..
Details perfect...TFS.
Regards
Leyla

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 6595 W: 89 N: 15659] (65489)
  • [2010-08-29 14:15]

Salut Catherine,une tres belle macro avec un style differente et agreable pour capturer la petite lycaena,elle est tres commun aussi chez moi,magnifiques details,couleurs et sourtout..composition.Mes compliments et bonne semaine,Luciano

salut Catherine
what a great macro sharp of very beautiful Copper from dorso-lateral POV. sharp details wonderful. large dark spots on forewings looks very beautiful against reddish ground. you nicely captured it blurry and greenish BG. purple flower also nice for composition. thanks for sharing, best wishes
iyi geceler
Ahmet

This shot looks like its a work of art, Catherine.
I love the colours and the contrasts!
Bravo!
goldy

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4072 W: 133 N: 7096] (23735)
  • [2010-08-29 21:37]

Hi Catherine.
A very hot summer in our region was great for butterflies and other insects. Despite the Belgium weather you managed to take and fine, colorful picture of a cute butterfly on so wonderful flower. Magnification and POV are amazing as well as details of the petals and butterfly. I also like cropping of the shot and its composition. With best wishes and TFS.
Alexei.

Ciao Catherine,
une très belle photo en macro de ce courant papillon, couleurs éclatantes et naturelles, une très jolie composition avec un bon effet de perspective à trois dimensions
Merci et félicitations
Bonne journée
Amicalement
Maurizio

Dear Catherine!

Some people even say it was a bad year for us human beings... Well, the butterfly you present us in your picture seems not having suffered too much, its a beauty. Together with the magnificent flower (Scabiosa?) it forms a delightful picture and the quite dark background highlights the butterfly as well as the flower at best. Indeed, the deep contrast creates a strong impact and attracts the viewer's interest.

Kind regards

Markus

Hello Catherine
beautiful capture of Lycaena phlaeas with impressive sharpness and details. Very nice colours. Good particular POV and composition: focusing is perfect.
Livio

Hi Catherine,
A lovely capture of this beautiful small copper. Very good sharp details and a nice composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Hi Catherine. Wonderful photo of this small copper, clear details and fine composition.
TFS and kind regards,
Özgür

Hello Catherine,
Wonderful image with lovely colours, excellent composition. Well done!
Regards,
Sami TAMSON

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