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P.icarus
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Copyright: Silvio Sorcini (Silvio2006) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2872 W: 69 N: 2593] (29294)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-09-13
Categories: Nature
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/320 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-09-26 5:30
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Points: 72
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Order: Lepidoptera

Superfamily: Papilionoidea

Family: Lycaenidae

Subfamily: Polyommatinae

Tribe: Polyommatini

Genus: Polyommatus

Species: P. icarus

The Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) is a small butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.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.The main food plant on most sites is Bird's foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus). Others used include Black Medick Medicago lupulina, Common Restharrow Ononis repens, White Clover Trifolium repens and Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium. Eggs are laid singly on young shoots of their food plants.
The caterpillar is small, pale green with yellow stripes and as usual with lycid larvae rather slug-like. Hibernation occurs as a half grown larvae. They are attractive to ants but not as much as some other species of blues. The chrysalis is olive green/brown and formed on the ground where it is attended by ants which will often take it into their nests. The larvae creates a substance called honey dew, which the ants eat while the butterfly lives in the ant hill. In the south of Britain there are two broods a year flying in May and June and again in August and September. Northern England has one brood flying between June and September. In a long warm year there is sometimes a partial third brood in the south flying into October.

Piccolo lepidottero dallo spiccato dimorfismo sessuale. I maschi con ali superiormente blu e con riflessi violacei, margini soffusi di nero e contornati di frange bianche. Le femmine hanno livrea marrone con riflessi bluastri. Le parti inferiori, in ambedue i sessi, sono grigiastre o marrone chiaro, con macchie nere contornate di bianco e serie complete di lunule arancioni puntate di nero.La specie, svernante allo stadio di bruco, compare da aprile in poi con due o tre generazioni annuali. Le larve vanno alla ricerca di varie Papilionacee (gen. Medicago, Genista, Trifolium, Lathyrus, Ononis, Lotus, ecc..); si presentano verdi con linea medio dorsale più scura e fianchi percorsi a livello degli stigmi da una fascia biancastra. La ninfosi dura circa due settimane.L'areale abbraccia Europa ed Asia temperata, presente anche in Nordafrica e Anatolia. In Italia è specie alquanto diffusa dal livello del mare ai 2000 m. Nel territorio è tra i più comuni lepidotteri, lo si riscontra in cespuglieti, siepi e margini boschivi.
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  • Great 
  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3116 W: 280 N: 6312] (24123)
  • [2008-09-26 5:32]

You are the perfect upstairs neighbour for my flower in the gallery today :)
Superb PoV, colours, details and composition. The bokeh here really makes the details stand our perfectly
TFS
silke

Bonjour,
Une belle silhouette bien nette. Un cadrage vertical aurait aussi convenu.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

Hi Silvio,
what a wonderful capture of beautiful butterfly here,
splendid work as always,
welldone my dear friend and tfs,
have lovely weekend,
warm regards,
Taner

Hi Silvio,
Another masterpiece! Such wonderful delicate colors and texture. Marvellous composition.
TFS...have a nice weekend.
Regards,
Lurdes

Hello silvio..
very good shot, this butterfly is very beautiful well done...

Hi Silvio. Excellent macro, perfect colours and clarity of main subject. Thanks for sharing.

Regards Phil.

Hello Silvio!
Another great shot with a lovely butterfly!
Good focus and great colours!
Excellent done!
Best regards!
Lili

  • Great 
  • Edap (59)
  • [2008-09-26 6:28]

Silvio great shot of the beautiful butterfly. I love the sharpness of the image and great colors.

Thank you for sharing.

Eda

Hi Silvio
A marvelous presentation.
as always perfect; the colors; clarity and
composition. It is an absolutely great shot.
ciao
tsilla

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  • rigz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 160 W: 0 N: 80] (1025)
  • [2008-09-26 7:06]

Hi Silvio,

Great and excellent shot. Perfect sharpness and details. Good composition and presentation. Well done!

TFS,
Geoffrey Bin Ramji

Wonderful lighting; colours and texture!I like the perspective too!Good macro shot!
Regards,

chiping

Ma dove le trovi tutte queste farfalle......ma soppratutto come fai a farle stare ferme...io quando ci provo scappano subito. Ottimo scatto come sempre
ciao
Enrico

Wonderful!! Luminous and sharp image. I love it!!

Regards,

Maria

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  • milas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2167 W: 385 N: 2285] (24750)
  • [2008-09-26 7:55]

merhaba dear Silvio...
verynice shot and macro..superb colors and detail..bravo..selamlar

Hi Silvio,
What a wonderful world in your pictures!!...
I love this colourful macro. Well done.tfs.
Dr.Seyfettin Güner

to be frank...at this position, my attenton goes to the double spikey bulbs - the dried and the fresh ones. i have to turn my neck to appreciate the beautiful butterfly or rotate this image 90 degrees anti-clockwise.
everything else is fabulous - the colours, sharpness and clarity. well done!

TFS
regards
Agoes

Hi Silvio good macro shot. Beautiful butterfly. TFS - Regards - Adil.

Hello Silvio. I like the texture of the spikes on the flower as well as the beautiful butterfly. Sharp focus and TFS. Regards. Jusni

An amazing shot here Silvio! Perfect pose! Love the SPIKES on that flower, excellent sharpness and details, wonderful comp!
B-)
Linda

Cia Silvio,
Excellent macro and beautiful butterfly.
beautiful colours and details.Good point of view.
Well done.TFS
Greetings
H.Ayhan

Mi hai anticipato di un giorno. Ho la stessa signora pronta per domani qui su TL. Visto che il commento serio lo ha fatto Lucio quello meno serio lo faccio io? Che si fa domenica?

Roberto

Yet again pin sharp details in the butterfly and super composition and DOF - another masterful butterfly picture.
Thanks for sharing
Mark

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  • juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2518 W: 0 N: 994] (13816)
  • [2008-09-26 16:14]

Hola Silvio,
hermoso trabajo amigo,
bella macro interesante pov.
saludos

Hi Silvio

This is a beautiful piece! Love the soft tones.
Well done.

Esther

Olá Silvio,

Fantástica macro com cores maravilhosas1
Uma composição perfeita!
Bravo!
Sergio

Hi Silvio,
wow!! lovely composition and macro picture, Excellent POV. and details, superb colors and very sharp picture, Excellent done.
Ciao
Michel

Ciao Silvio
voglio farti un commento serio almeno per una volta
ottima realizzazione dai toni accesi policromatici
riflessi sulle ali quasi a pelo di visone con forte contrasto dei colori primari che ottengono un effetto di limuninza molto buono.
Direi che la posa della farfalla sembra voluta e lo sfondo a sfocatura progessiva rende il lavoro completo e ne racchiude tutte le qualità.
Un buon lavoro.
Ciao


Lucio

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  • zms Gold Star Critiquer [C: 321 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-09-27 1:08]

Dear Silvio,
Outstanding capture.
Beautiful my friend
Superb colour and detail.
Have a great day my friend
Friendly Greetings
Rosa

Hi Silvio
Wonderful macro
Amazing colors and details
Have a good weekend
Burak

So bright ,clear and sharp Silvio,very simple but the right framing.
jan

Another wonderful work my friend!Bravo!Well done.
Regards.
A.

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  • ayse51 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1156 W: 62 N: 809] (12641)
  • [2008-09-27 12:06]

Hi Silvio,
beautiful work as always.perfect clarity and great colours.TFS.Necla.

  • Great 
  • tibig Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 665 W: 26 N: 682] (7539)
  • [2008-09-27 13:10]

Ouch, that seems to be thorny! But it seems a butterfly knows to be careful.
Regards,
Tibi

Hi Silvio,wonderful,very sharp,good light and texture,well done.
Abracos,
Ralf

  • Great 
  • cinca Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 362 W: 2 N: 87] (3420)
  • [2008-09-30 12:48]

Ciao Silvio, questa immagine mi lascia a bocca aperta per il gusto estetico della composizione e l'accostamento dei colori che hai colto. Bravissimissimo!!!
Ciao, cinzia

Hi Silvio ,
this is dream like picture:) Complimenti:)))
ti abbraccio
biljana

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