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Painted Lady and Lantana flowers


Painted Lady and Lantana flowers
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Copyright: Paras Bhalla (parasbhalla) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 480 W: 0 N: 1453] (6093)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-08-16
Categories: Nature, Macro
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-P150
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/400 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-05 0:25
Viewed: 147
Points: 46
[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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Hello Paras! Nice butterfly, very nice flowers, beautiful colours. Good contrast and sharpness. Very good work. Well done!

Hi Paras
wow i can call this a cocktail of colors
wonderful
good light and sharpness
beautiful details and patterns
Have a sunny day my friend!
Oana

Hi Paras,
Excellent shot! The colours and focus look great. The exposure seems quite strong, but accentuates the vivid colours in the FG and BG. Text-book composition too - Nicely taken.

TFS,
Scott.

Hi Paras,

PLeasing photo of this Painted Lady butterfly on this colourful flower. Great clarity of detail. Strong lighting on the wings. Interersting and informative notes. TFS.

Martyn

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  • KBE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 446 W: 103 N: 582] (2707)
  • [2009-09-05 1:18]

Hello Paras Bhalla
Beautiful macro, nice sharp capture.
u really work very fine with this camera!

May be a little over lighted?

TFs
Cheers
JZM

hey Paras
lovely macro my friend
very nice colors and details
regards
T

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 503 W: 0 N: 924] (4678)
  • [2009-09-05 2:41]

Hallo Paras,

Exceptional macro. With some beautiful colors and a beautiful presentation.
Have a pleasant day,
Adrian

Hi Paras!
interesting light...nice composition with lovely details and colors...
great work!
regards,
Alper

Excellent macro, composition, color, framing and presentation, congratulations.

Ciao Paras,


Well done on the macro work, my friend!
And I admire all the fake eyes this
fellow has for protection, hehehe...
Good details in the wing pattern,
and a well composed presentation!
Greetings,

Sergio

Hello Paras!
What a wonderful colourful compo!
beautiful flowers and its visitor!
great lighting and details!
Regards and tfs
Kostas

Ciao Paras, splendid painted lady with fantastic colors, superb details and excellent sharpness, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

Nice butterfly with very nice colors focus and details .
Zoran

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  • nicou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1271 W: 0 N: 2491] (20364)
  • [2009-09-05 11:35]

Hello,

Superbe image, quelle macro, fantastique, un merveilleux papillon dans un ensemble coloré, grandiose.

bravo et amitié

Nicou

Namastay Paras,

Again, a fine capture of this brother-in-love's beauty:) with ferfect focus, details and nice POV/DOF.
TFS and cheers MF!

Bayram

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  • milas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2722 W: 405 N: 2975] (32729)
  • [2009-09-05 13:42]

merhaba paras
harika bir çekim, ne güzel renk ve ışık, tebrikler...selamlar

Salam Paras bhaijaan,
A wonderful and colorful macro.Well taken my friend.TFS.
Namaste,


hAyAti

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  • AKITA Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1008 W: 81 N: 66] (12198)
  • [2009-09-05 14:30]

dear Paras,
in this colorful circumstance, the lady looks shining silver.
she is now drinking the nectar, at just nice chance to take a photo.
like dressed Queen in her fantastic kingdom, all objects show those most deep colors.
thank you for your light-ful shot,
Akihisa

Dear Paras
Its very similar in case of its shape to one of my b.fly...
Great sharp details and well managed colorful background
The lighting situation is so good here,
Thank you
Alireza

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  • jone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2237 W: 172 N: 0] (28850)
  • [2009-09-06 5:28]

Hi Paras ;)
Excellent macro shot full of sunshine and happiness..TFS
J ;)

Bonjour Paras,

très jolie capture sur ce papillon dans cet univers des plus colorés.
Excellent travail
Amicalement
Laurent

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  • vanda Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 231 W: 0 N: 238] (1680)
  • [2009-09-06 15:05]

Hello Paras,
Lovely composition,
The light, the sharpness and the details are great!
Very beautiful colours.
Ciao. Vanda

Hello,
Magnificent macro shot!
Perfect sharpness of that butterfly.
Lovely colours and light and nicely blurred background.
Interesting note. Excellent composition and presention.
TFS

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