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Vanessa cardui


Vanessa cardui
Photo Information
Copyright: Paras Bhalla (parasbhalla) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 519 W: 0 N: 1561] (6501)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-08-01
Categories: Nature
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-P150
Exposure: f/5.2, 1/160 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-08-02 2:24
Viewed: 114
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
WiKiPedia Information on "Painted Lady" butterfly:

The Painted Lady group of colourful butterflies comprises the subgenus Cynthia of the genus Vanessa in the Family Nymphalidae. They are well known throughout most of the world.

The group includes:
the Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), which is almost global in its distribution

1. Australian Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi)
2. American (Painted) Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
3. West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella).

In general, the Painted Lady is a large butterfly (wing span 5--9–cm (2--2 7/8 in)) identified by the black and white corners of its mainly deep orange, black-spotted wings. It has 5 white spots in the black forewing tips and while the orange areas may be pale here and there, there are no clean white dots in them. The hindwings carry 4 small submarginal eyespots on dorsal and ventral sides. Those on the dorsal side are black, but in the summer morph sometimes small blue pupils are present in some.

Vanessa cardui

The American Painted Lady (V. virginiensis) is most easily distinguishable by its two large hindwing eyespots on the ventral side. virginiensis also features a white dot within the subapical field of the forewings set in pink on the ventral side, and often as a smaller clean white dot in the orange of the dorsal side too. A less reliable indicator is the row of eyespots on the dorsal submarginal hindwing; virginiensis often has two larger outer spots with blue pupils. The black forewing tips have 4--5 white spots, usually the largest is whitish orange.

The West Coast Lady (V. annabella) does not have obvious ventral eyespots. On the dorsal side, anabella lacks a white dot in the subapical orange found in virginiensis, and is a purer orange color. annabella has a fully orange subapical band and leading edge on the forewing. The submarginal row of hindwing spots in annabella features three or four blue pupils. The two larger pupils in annabella are the inner spots, rather than the outer spots as in corresponding virginiensis.

The Australian Painted Lady (V. kershawi) is quite similar to V. cardui. Its four ventral eyespots are less clearly defined, and it always sports at least three (often four) blue pupil spots on its dorsal hindwing. Caterpillars are found mainly on Ammobium alatum.

(Source of information: WiKiPedia)
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Namastey Paras
fine macro captured here
good colours and details with fine light
nice vertical composition, sharp and well exposed
fine dof
tfs

regards
manuj mehta

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  • akg Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 169 W: 0 N: 85] (1018)
  • [2009-08-02 4:00]

More than the butterfly I am interested in the flower. They are so bright, so velvet blue that they attract me like a butterflyl. The right side wing of the butterfly is not as focussed as its left side wing and the flowers. However, it's a very nice composition. Congratulations.
-abhijit.

Hi Paras,
A good macro of this painted lady on this beautiful blue flower!
Fabulous vivid colors adorned with glorious lighting and sharp focusing.
A nice presentation with good details.
Good work,

Francis Xavier

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  • nicou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1298 W: 0 N: 2579] (20729)
  • [2009-08-02 7:36]

Hello,

Très belle iamge de cette fleur bien droite, toute belle bleue, avec ce merveilleux papillonm qui se délecte, fantastique macro.

bravoe t amitié

Nicou

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  • AKITA Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1028 W: 81 N: 66] (12394)
  • [2009-08-02 14:27]

dear Paras,
an excellent picture of rich colors and figures,
of splendid Vanessa cardui and Salvia farinacea.
its wings are really graceful, and matches these little blue flowers well.
green surrounding space is also nicely lighted and blurred.
thank you,
Akihisa

here i'm really touched by the detail of the head of your butterfly..
pov and the alive colours everywhere make this shot really superb!
maybe, if it's possibile, it's more detailed than the last..
effective and excellent job!
thanks
ciao Marco

it seems the baterfly is gona spread the wings and fly away ... such a wonderful capture , amazing details and natural colors , fabulous focus , excellent work here ,
regards ,
Arik

Hi Paras,
This one looks also very nice. I think for a macro you have chosen a frame that is too big.
Also there are some burned out shite spots in the corners. A Closer crop would have bee advantegeous.
Thomas

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