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Melitaea athalia 2009


Melitaea athalia  2009
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Copyright: Silvio Sorcini (Silvio2006) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3366 W: 97 N: 4260] (42645)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-05-23
Categories: Nature
Exposure: f/14.0, 1/800 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-05-27 5:29
Viewed: 214
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 60
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Melitaea athalia

Melitaea athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)
Heath Fritillary (inglese)
Mélitée du Mélampyre ou Damier Athalie (francese)

Ordine Lepidoptera
Superfamiglia Papilionoidea
Famiglia Nymphalidae
Sottofamiglia Nymphalinae
Genere Melitaea


Ninfalidi

Melitaea athalia

E’ una farfalla di medio-piccole dimensioni (apertura alare 44-48 mm.) ampiamente diffusa, che presenta nell’ambito del suo areale una spiccata variabilità, a cui si aggiungono sottili differenze tra i due sessi. Nella maggior parte degli esemplari il dorso arancione delle ali presenta un reticolato a mosaico di disegni marron scuro. Le ali posteriori sono nel complesso più scure delle anteriori e mostrano un margine scuro e almeno due serie concentriche di macchie arancioni. La parte inferiore delle ali posteriori presenta fasce concentriche bianco-crema e arancioni, fra cui la fascia chiara centrale risulta la più vivace e vistosa.

E’ diffusa e comune in tutta Europa, ma più rara nelle regioni marginali del suo areale. Il periodo di volo va da aprile-maggio a settembre con più generazioni annuali nelle regioni meridionali e una sola in quelle del Nord Europa.
Le piante nutrici della larva sono soprattutto melampiro (Melampyrum) e piantaggine (Plantago), ma anche veronica, digitalis e pedicularis.

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Hello Silvio,

Anothe fantastic shot!
Just excellent job!
Congratulations and TFS
Sergio

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  • milas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2726 W: 412 N: 2985] (32789)
  • [2009-05-27 5:31]

Merhaba dear Silvio...
nice work on a new ...
great colors and details
excellent clarity and light
congratulations
greetings

Hi Silvio
an excellent capture as usual.
perfect clarity of all the tiny parts.
good light. beautiful bright colors.
ciao
tsilla

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  • chrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4233 W: 414 N: 6676] (42159)
  • [2009-05-27 6:30]

Hi Silvio

Another superb floral macro with the added bonus of the colorful profiled buyyerfly. Impeccable sharpness & a very good shallow dof. Tfs!

Hi Silvio..nice job..great details and light on the butterfly..nice background blur.

Roger

Hi Silvio,

This is a wonderful butterfly/floral macro. Perfect light, colors and sharpness. TFS

Werner

Ciao Silvio


The soft-crisp texture is so well captured!
The close-up work is well done and the butterfly
stands out well with lovely details in the wing pattern...
A fine composition with outstanding colours!

Greetings,

Sergio

Ciao Silvio,
bellissimi colori e grandissima nitidezza.
Ok.
Saluti
Giuseppe

Ciao Silvio,

un'altra bella foto. Bella composizione con tanta luce e magnifici colori. Grande realizzazione.

Un caro abbraccio e un bacio,

Stasa

Hi Silvio
What a cute and stanning shot..
Nice colours and lovely details.tfs.
Dr.Seyfettin Güner

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  • fransx Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 666 W: 56 N: 960] (8092)
  • [2009-05-27 10:13]

Hello Silvio,
Another great capture of a fantastic butterfly clearly seen gathering the pollen.
A fabulous macro with excellent lighting and sharpness.
A nice composition with a professional photographic skill.
Amazing work.
Regards,

Francis Xavier

Hi Silvio Ciao,
Beautiful and beautiful..
well taken and done,
very sharp and clear picture,
Amazing colors and background,
Complimenti,
Michel

Excellent macro work. Beautiful butterfly. Another lovely world of the God.

So very beautiful and perfect made picture dear Silvio

un abbraccio
biljana

Ciao Silvio, semplicemente perfetta. Un saluto Mari

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  • Doudou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 426 W: 2 N: 895] (5835)
  • [2009-05-27 11:59]

Bonjour SIlvio,

Magie, Magie des couleurs, de ce joli insecte aux ailes superbes, une jolie marguerite se languissait un papillon attirait par son subtil parfum se posa, et, et, et....

Silvio en fit un chef d'oeuvre!!!
AMitiés
odile

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  • ade71 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 235 W: 37 N: 206] (2812)
  • [2009-05-27 12:19]

Ciao Silvio, la nitidezza è tale che vedo la farfalla strizzare l'occhiolino.... o no? Bellissima! Adele

Sembrerebbero tutte uguali queste melitee eppure le diffrenze ci sono. Non cambia mai, invece, la tua perfetta tecnica esecutiva.

Roberto

Hello Silvio!
Where do you find all those butterflies?
Nice colour, light, perspective, good focus!
Best regards!
Lili

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  • Usaf Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 207 W: 78 N: 153] (1492)
  • [2009-05-27 14:27]

Hello Silvio

Fantastic shot...I like the background its fully smooth and the sharpness is superb. Good job

Thanks for sharing
Usaf

Hello Silvio,
Stunning composition, BG and clarity
TFS
Selahattin E

Great detail in this image. I like the composition and the narrow depth of field really helps to separate the subject from the background. TFS

Hi Silvio,
What a superb macro vith great POV, details colours and light.TFS.
Ciao,

hAyAti

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  • AKITA Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1013 W: 81 N: 66] (12278)
  • [2009-05-27 23:33]

dear Silvio,
Melitaea athalia is not seen in Japan...
we can see very similar butterflies=Mellicta niphona,Melitaea protomedia,Melitaea scotosia.
anyway, this shot is so clear and beautiful, and can be seen inner red portion, perhaps this is male.
thank you, from Japan,
Akihisa

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  • AndroK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1476 W: 23 N: 0] (11748)
  • [2009-05-27 23:52]

Hi Silvio...
Beautiful macro shot...
Beautiful colors and composition...
Beautiful light...
Regards...
Andro

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  • nicou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1280 W: 0 N: 2523] (20520)
  • [2009-05-28 1:24]

Hello,

quelle macro, une mervielle, sur une belle margueriet, une netteté paraite, superbe image.

bravo et amitié

Nicou

Ciao Silvio!
It's excellent compostion with perfect sharpness, vivid colours and very nice, smooth background. Great close-up as always.
Best regards, Ewa

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  • ayse51 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1688 W: 124 N: 1438] (20372)
  • [2009-05-28 11:12]

Wowwwww Sivio,
perfect...Amazing...Bravo..Necla.

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  • vanda Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 244 W: 0 N: 244] (1700)
  • [2009-05-29 14:53]

Superfoto Silvio!
Ma dove trovi tutte queste farfalle?
Cari saluti.
Vanda

Ciao signore delle farfalle, bella questa farfalla della famiflia delle ninfalidi. Ciao dalla II C

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