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Copyright: Tadeusz XXX (tedesse) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 358 W: 83 N: 689] (3915)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-21
Categories: Daily Life, Nature, Macro
Exposure: f/3.0
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Butterflies and different insects [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-06-28 5:40
Viewed: 155
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Polish]
The Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) is a small butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
Appearance, behaviour and distribution

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.
Recently, Polyommatus icarus was discovered in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada by Ara Sarafian. An amateur entomologist, he had been observing the butterfly from 2005 to 2008. He contacted the Canadian National Collection of Insects in Ottawa where the butterfly was identified as P. icarus, a new alien butterfly to Canada and North America. The butterfly seems to be well established and is extending its range from year to year.
Lifecycle and food plants

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.
(Wikipedia)
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Hi Tadeusz
grate macro shot
excellent details and beautiful colors
the blur bg works very well!
Nice shot!

Oana

Hi Tadeusz,
A fine macro shot of such a pastel colored butterfly.
Great lighting and accurate sharpness make this shot very agreeable!
A fabulous composition with fantastic details.
A clean presentation in a neat frame.
Well done,
Best regards,

Francis Xavier

Hello Tadeusz,

This is a fine capture of the common blue.
The focus is sharp and the details of colour and texture accuratly recorded.
Good use of a narrow dof.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 484 W: 0 N: 874] (4459)
  • [2009-06-28 6:11]

Hi Tadeusz !

Doskonałe makro.
Doskonałe zdziwienie i zagrał piękne kolory i wspaniały kontrast.
Piękny, niedziela
Adrian

Hi Tedeusz,
Another beautiful picture of this butterfly,
great colors and sharpness, Excellent POV. and details, good focus and lightening,
Bravo.
Michel

Hello Tadeusz,

Excellent macro of a wonderful butterfly!
Pefect focus, great lighting, contrast and sharpness!
The BG and the frame are excellent too!
Congratulations and TFS
Sergio

Hi, Tadeusz.A beautiful photograph of a popular but loved subject of this beautiful butterfly. The soft lighting, point of view, depth of field is very appropriate for this subject. The presentation adds to the visual impact.Congratulations on a job well done. Good post.

Czesc,
milo sie patrzy na takiego ladnego motyla, jak kazdy owad tez probuje pokazac plecy, dobra robota
pozdrawiam
Ryszard

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  • werdir Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 517 W: 34 N: 554] (2475)
  • [2009-06-28 11:23]

Hi Tadeusz,

This is really an excellent butterfly macro. Actually, I think it's the best one you've posted so far. The entire butterfly is perfectly sharp and the background is nicely blurred. Light management is superb. TFS.

Best regards,
Werner

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  • suzy Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 425 W: 38 N: 1261] (4336)
  • [2009-06-28 12:45]

Hi Tadeusz

beautiful colors and an extraordinary capture,
natural and the details are clear and neat..
superb focus on the wings and... butterflies are a
beautiful subject.. so charming and delightful atmosphere...
great lighting and result..

best regards
suzy

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  • edy Silver Star Critiquer [C: 21 W: 1 N: 0] (289)
  • [2009-06-28 17:27]

bardzo ładne macro...
widzę, że mamy wspólną pasję-motyle!!!
trudna to pasja, wymaga wiele cierpliwości, prawda?
Pozdrawiam
Edyta

Hallo Tadeusz,
Ten podoba mi sie bardzo.W nbaturalnam srodowisku z doskonala ostroscia i kontrastem.Pozdrawiam Siegfried

Ciao Tadeusz


Excellent clarity in the subject!
DoF works well to isolate the butterfly
from the background, and the colour scheme
really makes the insect stand out in the greenery...
The fine light renders great colours,
and I notice the lovely flower too..!

Greetings,

Sergio

Witaj Tadeuszu,
Piekny motylek. Swietny kadr.
Technicznie super - rewelacyjna kolorystyka i ostrosc, do tego rozmyte tlo.
Pozdrawiam i zycze udanego weekendu.

Ciao Tadeusz,
Very beautiful tiny.
Good depth of field.
Beautiful the fire.
ciao Mari

Witaj Tadeusz.
Swietne macro.
Pozdrawiam.Krzysztof

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