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Araschnia levana


Araschnia levana
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Copyright: Siegfried Potrykus (neusser0204) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 490 W: 48 N: 1830] (7212)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-08
Categories: Nature
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-10-27 3:53
Viewed: 83
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Map (Araschnia levana) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is common throughout the lowlands of central and eastern Europe, and is expanding its range in western Europe.


Second (summer) generation individualIn the UK this species is a very rare vagrant, but there have also been several unsuccessful – and now illegal – attempts at introducing this species over the past 100 years or so: in the Wye Valley in 1912, the Wyre Forest in the 1920s, South Devon 1942, Worcester 1960s, Cheshire 1970s, South Midlands 1990s. All these introductions failed and eggs or larvae have never been recorded in the wild in the UK. (Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 it is now illegal to release a non-native species into the wild.)

The Map is unusual in that its two annual broods look very different. The summer brood are black with white markings, looking like a miniature version of the White Admiral and lacking most of the orange of the pictured spring brood.

The eggs are laid in long strings, one on top of the other, on the underside of stinging nettles, the larval foodplant. It is thought that these strings of eggs mimic the flowers of the nettles, thereby evading predators. The larvae feed gregariously and hibernate as pupae.
(Wikipedia)
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Hi Siegfried
very beautiful micro shot with lovely sharp natural colors
and you done very good job with lights and shadows and lovely details
and very nice composed TFS
well done
Hazara

hi siegfried
great close up image,like the angle of the butterfly excellent detail and blurred b/g

Hello Siegfried,

Excellent macro shot with very natural colors.
Great focus, DOF and sharpness.

Best regards,
Tatjana

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  • AndroK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1505 W: 23 N: 0] (11860)
  • [2009-10-27 4:32]

Hi Siegfried...
Beautiful macro shot with so nice composition...
Nice butterfly...
Regards...
Andro

Hallo Siegfried,

Nice mcro capture of the lovely butterfly with superb details! I like the sharpness and POV in the capture. The colors are very natural and getting great contrast from the green BG.

Well done.

best wishes,
Paras

Hi Siegfried,
A wonderful macro of this black butterfly adorned with subtle lighting and accurate sharpness.
A pleasing composition with a good positioning of the insect.
Nice texture on the leaves.
Well done.
Regards,

Francis Xavier

clear,sharp,precise,well saturated colors and nice POV.An excellent post to watch.TFS

Siggi
Wonderful details and lovely colors!
Congratulation!
Horia

Siggi
Wonderful capture,great colors!
Mariana

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  • Saba Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 604 W: 0 N: 1646] (9343)
  • [2009-10-27 12:24]

Witaj Sigi!

Motyl bardzo oryginalny, wspanialy, przepieknie go pokazales...gratulacyjki.
Cudowne makro!!!

Bardzo serdecznie Cie pozdrawiam.
Barbara

Bonsoir Siegfried,
Fabuleuse composition, superbe macro pour un joli papillon noir jamais vue.
Merci.
Bonne fin de soirée.

Yolande

Hi Siegfried,
Marvelous job as always, the colour of this butterfly really suits well to make it stand out against its surroundings. Incredible details and focus too. You really have a great skill for this type of photography. Well done.

TFS,
Scott.

Nice photos great focus and details.
Zoran
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