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Vanessa cardui


Vanessa cardui
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Copyright: Paras Bhalla (parasbhalla) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 537 W: 0 N: 1610] (6667)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-08-08
Categories: Nature
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-P150
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/125 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-08-13 0:41
Viewed: 139
Points: 26
[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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  • Fons Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1300 W: 2 N: 202] (15612)
  • [2009-08-13 0:51]

schônes und farbenreich Bild !!

Hello Paras! Excellent play of colours. Amazing butterfy and flowers. Perfect exposure. Great effect. Well done!

Good morning!
nice macro shot
good clarity and sharpness
wonderful colors
excellent contrast
Have a good day!

Oana

Hi Dear Paras
I like how much you are ready for butterflies :)
Nice shot with great focus and a center composition
The colors are well saturated, just to remove the noise of back.
Best wishes
Alireza

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  • KBE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 451 W: 103 N: 594] (2743)
  • [2009-08-13 1:48]

Hello Paras Bhalla
Nice macro of this Painted Lady.
I like the color contrast most.
I'd have preferred a tighter crop here for compo :)

TFS
Cheers
JZM

Hi Paras
I like the stromg bold colours here although the butterfly has competition from all those flowers in the NG.
Phil

Selam Mein beste freund,
What a stunning macro of this butterfly.Great colours saturation and excellent sharp details.TFS.
Namaste,

hAyAti

Hallo Paras

Ein sehr guter Macro.
Der farbreiche Hintergrund und die schönen Blumun machen das Bild sehr schön.
Grüsse

Faruk

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  • AKITA Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1038 W: 81 N: 66] (12480)
  • [2009-08-13 18:56]

dear Paras,
this figure shows me another smartness of the Painted Lady,
in my feeling maybe, this back contrast between yellow and blue is a little too vivid to the main object, but as thinking that the back is also co-main object, whole colorful space must become cheerful image world.
then partial orange and blue on her wings looks like one more flower on those blue flowers.
thank you for your excellent shot,
Akihisa

Hello Paras,
The composition is busy but it is more than compensated by the excellent colors and good sharpness. Well done. Regards.
Danilo

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  • sela Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 479 W: 1 N: 472] (3756)
  • [2009-08-14 7:56]

HI Paras, this is a dream! Wonderful and it makes one feel happy when looking at. TFS You are really the king of butterflies images:-)))
Regards Rose

Hi Paras,

Great shot and POV. Excellent light and colours. Good composition.

Thanks and have a nice day,
Costi

Ciao Paras,


This is an attractive palette, with pure clean colours!
Excellent details in the butterfly, pin sharp and the DoF isolates the subject nicely...
Good point of view and I admire the silky-crisp texture in the wings!

Greetings,

Sergio

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