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Copyright: pankaj bajpai (pankajbajpai) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 175 W: 15 N: 101] (797)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-12-10
Categories: Nature
Camera: Finepix S7000
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/480 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-01-13 12:10
Viewed: 674
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Mottled Emigrant , Catopsilia pyranthe is a medium sized butterfly of the Family Pieridae found in South Asia, Southeast Asia and parts of Australia.

Description
Wingspan 50-70mm. The male is smaller than the female and is more variable in size. Although the general pattern and coloration of both sexes are similar, the female has a dusting of black scales on the upperside giving it an off white color.

In the male, the upper side of the apex of the forewing is narrowly black and continues partway along the termen and costa. In the female, the black bands are wider and are continued along the entire length of the costa and termen. Both sexes have a black spot at the distal end of the forewing cell though this spot is sometimes absent in the male.

In both sexes, the ground color of the underside of the wings is greenish. Except for a small area on the lower half of the forewing, which is unmarked, the remaining areas are marked with very fine reddish-brown lines.

Similar species
The female Lemon Emigrant (form crocale) resembles the female Mottled Emigrant. However, its upper side has a dusting of yellow scales and a well defined band of spots on the termen of the hind wing. Also, the space between the forewing costa and the upper side of the cell forms a wide black band up to the distal end of the cell.

Status, distribution and habitat
It occurs all over the island from sea level to about 2000 feet elevation. It is often seen at much higher elevations during migrations. Like the Lemon Emigrant, it occurs in primary and secondary forests, cultivated land, home gardens, waste places and urban areas. It is very seasonal and appears in large numbers during the pre-monsoons periods. It colonizes new areas quite rapidly but may be extirpated locally after a few broods.

Habits
Compared to the Lemon Emigrant, its flight is quite slow, straight and less bouncy. It is not a species of the high canopy and is most frequently seen flying just above weedy vegetation or low bushes, stopping now and again to nectar on the flowers of small shrubs and herbs. Unlike the Lemon Emigrant, this species is more partial to wild flowers and is seldom seen on ornamentals. During the hot weather, the males mud-sip, often in the company of other white butterflies.
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  • DAM Gold Star Critiquer [C: 513 W: 67 N: 268] (1110)
  • [2007-01-13 13:38]

Well done, a beautiful nature shot and the note is outstanding. Kudos..!!!

DAM

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  • sleger Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 564 W: 57 N: 181] (3549)
  • [2007-01-13 13:46]

What attracted me to this picture are the lovely flowers. I like the POV and croping you did. And the colors are so nice.

Sylvain

Oh so very pretty! The flowers are beautiful on their own but the butterfly is an extra bonus..very nice! tfs
Donna :o)

splendide oeillets d'inde qui porte un joli papillon ? beaux détails
bravo

jojo

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  • juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2515 W: 0 N: 993] (13806)
  • [2007-01-13 17:55]

EXCELENT, amigo, bello disparo, agradables colores, buena composición y presentación...saludos Pankaj

  • Great 
  • efi Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 209 W: 13 N: 165] (3061)
  • [2007-01-14 3:29]

hi pankaj;

the flowers are diagonal.. and very sharp..welldone ..tu

Nice compo. Thanks for your note. Alfred

Hello Pankaj, very wonderful capture of this flower. TFS,
Vandana
* later

superb sharpness and clarity here pankaj :)
very nice comp :)
excellent macro work :)

Bonsoir Pankaj,
Superbe photo de ces fleurs et ce joli papillon,la Photo a de belles couleurs et netteté, (Sharp)Great compositon with a beautiful NOTE du photographe..Well done..
Michel

Beautiful and well-balanced compo, very nice colours.

TFS,

Andreea

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