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Polyommatus icarus


Polyommatus icarus
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Copyright: Siegfried Potrykus (neusser0204) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 490 W: 48 N: 1821] (7178)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-08
Categories: Nature
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-10-05 2:17
Viewed: 96
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) is a small butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
Appearance, behaviour and distribution
Male uppersides are an iridescent lilac blue with a thin black border. Females are brown with a row of red spots along the edges. They usually have some blue at the base of the wings and, especially in Ireland and Scotland, are mostly blue but always have the red spots. Undersides have a greyish ground colour in the males and more brownish in the females. Both sexes have a row of red spots along the edge of the hindwings (extending onto the forewings though generally fainter, particularly in the males where they are sometimes missing altogether). There are about a dozen black centered white spots on the hind wings, nine on the forwings. The white fringe on the outer edge of the wings is not crossed with black lines as it is in the Chalkhill and Adonis Blues, an important difference when separating these species, particularly the females.
It is Britain's (and probably Europe's) most common and most widespread blue, found as far north as Orkney and on most of the Outer Hebrides. Males are often very obvious as they defend territories against rivals and search out the more reclusive females. A range of grassland habitats are used: meadows, coastal dunes, woodland clearings and also many man made habitats, anywhere where their food plants are found.

It is widespread in Europe, North Africa and temperate Asia.
Recently, Polyommatus icarus was discovered in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada by Ara Sarafian. An amateur entomologist, he had been observing the butterfly from 2005 to 2008. He contacted the Canadian National Collection of Insects in Ottawa where the butterfly was identified as P. icarus, a new alien butterfly to Canada and North America. The butterfly seems to be well established and is extending its range from year to year. (Wikipedia)
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Hallo Siegfried,

Beautiful macro of adorable butterfly with superb details!
The sharpness and POV are perfect. The colors are perfect and completely natural.
Great work, my friend.

best,
Paras

Witaj,
Kolejny, uroczy motylek!
Doskonala ostrosc, piekne kolory i super rozmyte tlo.
Swietna prezentacja - jak zwykle :)
Pozdrawiam

Hi Siegfried,
An amazing macro shot from an interesting POV!
Great use of shallow DOF adorned with fabulous lighting.
Nice rear to front capture with details not usually exposed.
Nice blue on one side and brown on the other side of the wings.
Great shot!
Best regards,

Francis Xavier

very well taken with so precise focus on inner side of its wings that even outer side is little blurred.Good POV and nice lights.TFS

Ladnie Ci motylki pozuja, Siegfried! Oto kolejny doskonaly tego przyklad. Pieknie skomponowana fotografia o ladnych naturalnych barwach. Po polsku ten owadzik zwany jest chyba modraszkiem.
Pozdrawiam, Ewa

Hi Siggi!
nice capture, lovely colors, great sharpness and great composition
tfs
regards,
Alper

Witam,
ikar to motyl wdzieczny do fotografowania, zawsze pieknie sie prezentuje i doskonale uzupelnia Twoja kolekcje motyli
pozdrawiam
Ryszard

Hi Siegfried.
Bella macro.
Interesante comentario.
Perfecto encuadre y buena nitidez.
Saludos, JL.

Ciao Siggi, lovely little butterfly on a beautiful flower, splendid light, excellent sharpness, great colors and fine details, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • solrac Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 201 W: 0 N: 42] (2071)
  • [2009-10-05 13:44]

Buen macro no solo de la mariposa sino tambien de la flor ,con nitidez y excelente color y encuadre ,buena composicion
Buen trabajo
un saludo

Very good colors focus and composition.
Regards Zoran

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  • ayse51 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1688 W: 124 N: 1438] (20372)
  • [2009-10-07 12:04]

Hi Siegfied,
beautiful macro of elegant butterfly.Beautiful colours and details.Tfs.Necla.

Hi MF Siggi,

An amazingly beautiful and impeccable close-up capture of this beautiful icarus from great POV with fine composition.
TFS and have a nice week MF!
Cheers,

Bayram

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