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Hipparchia semele


Hipparchia semele
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Copyright: Silvio Sorcini (Silvio2006) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 6690 W: 90 N: 16812] (102073)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2019-08-09
Categories: Insects
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2019-09-01 22:03
Viewed: 265
Points: 22
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Hipparchia semele

Linnaeus 1758

Common Name: Semele

Family: Nymphalidae

Subfamily: Satyrinae

Front wing length mm. 21-25

Notes: medium-sized satirides with a brown livery with light drawings of fawn-bright color, especially in females. Above, on the front wings, two ocelli with a white pupil can be clearly distinguished. The lower parts show a faint pattern on the front wings, while on the rear parts a camouflage texture is highlighted by light gray and dark shades. Wintering occurs at the larval stage. it can be confused only with H.aristaeus (ascertained only for Sardinia and Elba Island, where H.semele does not appear), from which it is distinguished by the less extensive orange areas.

Male: yellowish orange color with wide marginal edge and gray veins. Front wings with greyish tinge and extended gray androconial spot. Black apical spot pupilata of white between the first and the second median nervation and another similar between the first and the second cubital. Rear with more or less extensive greyish veiling. A black ocellated spot between the two large ribs,

Female: similar to the male, but larger and free of androcons. Color tending to yellowish, generally larger ocellated spots, less extensive greyish nuance. Marginal border of blackish color.

Caterpillar: beige or yellowish tegument with brown and ocher bands, it leads to night life and, during the day, remains hidden among the tufts of grass.


Distribution: Its range extends from Europe to Asia. Present throughout Italy, except in Sardinia and Elba.

Habitat: meadows, clearings and edges of the woods of the basal and mountain plan up to about 2000 meters s.l.m.

Annual generations: Only one with adults flickering in July.

Feeding plants: Corynephonuscanescens, Deschampsia caespitosa, Agropyron repens, Brachypodium sp., Festuca sp., Poa sp.
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Excellent setup of all...specially pov another great work well done SILVIO SORCINI

hallo Silvio
Great shot with good details and beautiful colours
thanks gr lou

Hello Silvio,
Amazing colorful specie. It is very rare in my region. Lovely colors.
Marius.

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  • mamcg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 333 W: 13 N: 91] (9843)
  • [2019-09-02 8:30]

I like this a bit to the left to avoid the pink flower also a bit lower that looks more space on TOP but Customers and viewers are not always right, well shot.

Hallo Silvio,
Very nice shot of this beautiful butterfly.
Biswarup

Hi Silvio,

This is a beautiful composition. The point of view is showing the details of the Hipparchia semele butterfly and of the flower. The light is bringing out the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 6595 W: 89 N: 15659] (65489)
  • [2019-09-03 13:16]

Ciao Silvio,mi manca anche questa,grande composizione con fuoco perfetto dappertutto,ottima davvero. Buona serata,Luciano

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  • KOMSIS Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 820 W: 0 N: 2419] (10674)
  • [2019-09-05 3:54]

Ciao Silvio,
Nice composition with a lovely butterfly!
Excellent focus, very good sharpness and light.
Best wishes,
Seyfi

Hello Silvio,
Excellent background for such beautiful butterfly. Eye catching composition too. Details looks great here. Well exposure.
Thanks for sharing,
Regards and have a nice weekend,
Srikumar

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  • Cobo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 236 W: 1 N: 535] (5799)
  • [2019-09-12 4:57]

Excellent photo Silvio. This butterfly begins to appear here at the same time that this plant begins to flower. The combination is perfect between the hipparchia and the flower.
Congratulations and thank you for sharing.
Greetings.

Hi Silvio,
Interesting shot again with perfect shharpness. Great composition, too, however I can imagine a bit tighter crop at right, and also at the top. Minimal, but truly just a slight, green overcast, which can be easily detectable on the white flower and on the butterfly wings, too. Anyway, these are just minor errors, the image is spectacular, thanks for sharing.
Kind regards from Ireland, László

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