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Painted Lady


Painted Lady
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Copyright: Siegfried Potrykus (neusser0204) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 487 W: 48 N: 1819] (7142)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008
Categories: Nature
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-03-28 2:14
Viewed: 180
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
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; Australian Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi); American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) and West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella).
Illustration of a Painted Lady with open wingsFor a key to the terms used see Lepidopteran glossary
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.

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.
(Wikipedia)
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  • Great 
  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 507 W: 0 N: 940] (4728)
  • [2009-03-28 2:17]

Hallo Siegfried !
Sehr schönes Bild, gut gemacht.
Eine herrliche fangen.
Have a nice Wochenende
Adrian

Czesc Siegfried! Swietna praca. Wrecz poetycka - z jednej strony, a z drugiej jubilerska. Imponujaca ostrosc. Klaniam sie!

Hi MF Siggi,
Another excellent macro of a painted lady from nice POV with sharp details and nice composition.
TFS and have a great WE MF!
Cheers,

Bayram

Ciao Siggi, superb macro of wonderful painted lady with fantastic details and splendid sharpness, very well done my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

another great picture.lovely POV,excellent DOF,vivid colors.nice tones.TFS

Hello Siegfried.
Good close up shot of this butterfly.
Have I right when I say, you stuffed the beackground ?
Greetings from Jan

Witaj!
Kolejny piekna praca z serii motyli!
Wspanialy kadr i kolorystyka,piekna glebia.
Super notka.
Pozdrawiam
Tadeusz

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  • jan515 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2498 W: 56 N: 3862] (17484)
  • [2009-03-28 7:26]

Jak w bajce Siegfried,imponujaca fotka te kolory z jednej stron z drugiej wspaniala ostrosc,wszystko w pieknej ramce no i na dodatek ta wspaniala glebia.Gratuluje wspanialej pracy i biore ja do moich faworytow.
Zycze wspanialego weekendu.
Same serdecznosci.
Janusz

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  • Saba Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 553 W: 0 N: 1534] (8955)
  • [2009-03-28 11:48]

Witaj Siggi!

Dzisiaj ta kompozycja jest wyjatkowo piekna,
a stworzyla to jednakowa kolorystyka i roslin i motyla.
Wspanialy efekt przez to uzyskales.
Do tego piekna glebia, ktora stwarza wrazenie trojwymiarowosci.
Bardzo mi sie podoba.

Gratuluje wykonania i serdecznie Cie pozdrawiam.
Barbara

Hello Siegfried!
Wonderful macro of this butterfly,
great compo,with good sharpness,
nice tones, and interesting details,
well done!
regards
Kostas

Witaj Siegfried
Bardzo ladnie uchwyciles tego pieknego motylka.
Swietny contrast,doskonala ostrosc i ladne naturalne kolory.
Pozdrawiam
Andrzej

Hi Siegfried:
very good macro.
good job on this.

regards
Salomao

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  • edy Silver Star Critiquer [C: 21 W: 1 N: 0] (289)
  • [2009-04-06 14:45]

widzę, że fascynujesz się motylami...
choć nie zawsze chcą pozować, ależ ile satysfakcji daje udany strzał, prawda?
...sama również biegam za motylkami.
A Tobie świetnie się to udaje, kolejny pięknie uchwycony motyl...
Pozdrawiam
Edyta

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