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Orbed Red-underwing Skipper


Orbed Red-underwing Skipper
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Copyright: Marcello Romano (marcellr) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 208 W: 38 N: 1012] (3514)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-06-13
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 4300
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/193 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): The Skippers / Hesperiidae Europe [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-11-23 3:31
Viewed: 4319
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
LEPIDOPTERA, HESPERIIDAE

Common Name. Orbed Red-underwing Skipper

Spialia orbifer (Hübner, [1823])

Wingspan. 24.0-28.0 mm.

Description. The species is very similar to Red Underwing Skipper, (S. sertorius) but larger. Its underside markings are more rounded (orb shaped!) than S. sertorius presumably giving it its scientific and English names.

Distribution. Occurs in Sicily, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania and eastwards down to Greece.
Widespread in E Europe in mountainous districts, usually at 1000-1500m.
Range extends eastwards across Russia and W Asia, Iran, the Amur and Mongolia.

Period of flight. April- September in two or three broods.

Habitat. It flies very fast and low in hot places and usually rests on hot rocks and pebbles in full sunshine.
Larval food plants Rubus idaeus, Sanguisorba officinalis, S. minor, Potentilla gelida etc.


REFERENCES

* Higgins L, Hargreaves B (1983) The Butterflies of Britain and Europe. - Collins, London.

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Note in italiano

Fotografare insetti richiede senza dubbio tanta pazienza: spesso, specialmente nel caso di specie più rare, ti viene offerta un'occasione che, se non sai cogliere subito, può non presentarsi mai più.
L'Esperide che vi presento oggi è una vera rarità ed in tanti anni che vado su e giù per la Sicilia, l'ho incontrato solo poche volte.
Si tratta della Spialia orbifer, una specie la cui distribuzione è limitata all'Europa sud-orientale e alla Sicilia.
Ma nella mia isola è estremamente localizzato nella fascia altitudinale compresa fra gli 800 e i 1600 metri, sui massicci dei Nebrodi e delle Madonie.
In quest'ultima località ho avuto la fortuna di incontrare questo esemplare, appena schiuso, ai primi di giugno del 2004.
Il breve istante di una foto ed è subito volato, rapidissimo, come è proprio dei rappresentanti di questa sottofamiglia.
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  • Great 
  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 6595 W: 89 N: 15659] (65489)
  • [2007-11-23 3:34]

Bellissima foto come sempre e esemplare non comune come sempre,meno male che ci sei tu..eeheheh...ciao buona giornata,Luciano

Ciao Marcello, sembra sospesa per aria per una sorta di magia ed in effetti un po' mago lo sei per trovare queste splendide immagini e donarcele così nitide, ben composte e ricche di dettagli, bravo, ciao Silvio

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5038 W: 260 N: 15594] (50626)
  • [2007-11-23 6:26]

Ciao Marcello,
Superb capture with excellent quality, even if the photo is over three years old, of S. orbifer, a species of skipper that I have never seen in real life.
The sharpness is superb and allows the skipper to contrast well against the OOF natural BG.
Grazie,
Ivan

Hola Marcello,
Preciosa imagen de bella composición, gran nitidez y detalles con luz y color excelentes, saludos
José Ramón

Equilibrada toma y bella especie bien captada no muy común en TK. Buenos tonos de color.

Abrazo y buen fin de semana Marcello.

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1053 W: 5 N: 3475] (15161)
  • [2007-11-24 2:59]

Hello Marcello,
Wonderful skipper close up.I liked POV,vivid colors,details and composition a lot.Well done.

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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1079 W: 293 N: 4497] (16383)
  • [2007-11-24 7:25]

Buongiorno Marcello,
you show a well-focused picture of this small skipper which stands out very clear and contrasts nicely against the sufficiently blurred background. You selected a very narrow depth of field here (f/2.8). This works well to blur the background structures. On the other hand, the antennae are outside the range to achieve suitable sharpness.
Best wishes, Peter

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  • dejo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 344 W: 51 N: 520] (2242)
  • [2007-11-24 8:37]

Hello Marcello,
Nice shot of this cute skipper, I like the symmetry of the shot
beautiful details and nice natural colors
Dejan

Ciao Marcello,
Mais uma belíssima foto!
O primoroso POV proporcionou excelentes detalhes dessa linda Skipper.
Ótimo cromatismo e definição.
Parabéns!
José Roberto

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 998 W: 65 N: 1270] (5199)
  • [2007-11-25 6:34]

Hello Marcelo
What a marvellous capture and excellent shot! You did it with great sharpness and very good POV, DOF, framing, lighting, colors and composition.
Really gorgeous!
Congratulations and TFS
Greetings
maite

PT :)

  • Great 
  • OzBY Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 183 W: 2 N: 351] (1355)
  • [2007-12-01 13:59]

Hi Marcello,
Great picture of this butterfly.
Great color, lighting, sharpness and background.

Oz

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