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Banded Orange
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Copyright: Siegfried Potrykus (neusser0204) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 482 W: 48 N: 1811] (7054)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-09
Categories: Nature
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-11-04 0:30
Viewed: 69
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Photographed in the butterfly house.
Dryadula phaetusa, also known as the Banded Orange Heliconian, Banded Orange, or Orange Tiger, is a species of butterfly (an insect). The sole representative of its genus, the Banded Orange Heliconian is native from Brazil to central Mexico, and in summer it can be found rarely as far north as central Kansas. Its wingspan ranges from 86 to 89 mm, and it is colored a bright orange with thick black stripes in males, and a duller orange with fuzzier black stripes in females.
It feeds primarily on the nectar of flowers and bird droppings, and its caterpillar feeds on passion vines including Passiflora tetrastylis. It is generally found in lowland tropical fields and valleys.
This species is somewhat unpalatable to birds and belongs to the "orange" Batesian mimicry complex (Pinheiro 1996).
Prior to their mating season, males of this species congregate by the hundreds on patches of moist soil that contain mineral salts. When they cannot find such deposits, the insects visit various animals to drink salty secretions from their skin and nostrils (see the image on the left).
(Wikipedia)
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Czesc Siegfried! Swietna makro, ostrosc bez zarzutu, doskonaly kontrast, wspaniale tlo. Klaniam sie!

we are neighbor today look up stairs.well its as usual very bright and colorful butterfly.wonderfully composed.good note to accompany.tfs

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  • AndroK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1465 W: 23 N: 0] (11700)
  • [2009-11-04 1:01]

Hi Siegfried...
Beautiful macro...
Nice colors and composition...
Regards...
Andro

Hello Siegfried,

Excellent macro shot of this beautiful butterfly.
Amazing sharpness.

Best regards,
Tatjana

Good Morning Siggi,

You have captured this really well!
The details of its body and wings are superbly sharp and the insect shows up perfectly against your oof b/g.
Well done!

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

Hi Siegfried,
What a nice smart butterfly for this fantastic macro shot!
Very upright wings of the insect adorned with fabulous lighting and colors.
Nice contrasty blurred green BG.
Very neatly presented in this vertical format.
Best regards,

Francis Xavier

Hallo Siegfried,

Great mavro capture of the beautiful butterfly with superb clarty and wonderful colors!
The sharpness and POV are perfect. The contrast between the subject and the green leaves, is well shown.

Very well done!

Viele Grüße,
Paras

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  • JT50 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 124 W: 0 N: 135] (608)
  • [2009-11-04 5:54]

Hi Siegfried,
Wonderfull macro.
Sharp image with fine
details.
Regards.
Janak

Fantastic macro shot with great focus colors and sharpnes.
I like it very much.
Regards Zoran

Bonsoir Siegfried,
Que dire de cette image fabuleuse. Elégant dans toute sa grandeur, belles nervures en relief sur les ailes et riche en couleurs, c'est une merveille.
Amicalement.

Yolande

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