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Southern White Admiral


Southern White Admiral
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Copyright: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 731 W: 3 N: 2304] (8204)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-21
Categories: Nature
Camera: Nikon D-80, AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, @ ISO 400, SIGMA 62MM EX DG MC UV Filter
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/400 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Arthropods from the Middle East [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-08-27 22:28
Viewed: 188
Points: 48
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Limenitis reducta (Southern White Admiral) [in Turk. Akdeniz Hanımeli Kelebeği]

After a long break including some trips to Turkish Thrace, Black Sea and E Anatolia I am here again. Today a butterfly which I encountered between Göynük-Mudurnu (Bolu) during my Black Sea trip. Hope you can like this!

TFL and Have a nice WE!!
Cheers,

©Bayram GÖÇMEN, Ege University, Faculty of Science. All Rights Reserved.

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The Southern White Admiral is a large butterfly with a wingspan of 45-62 mm. The upperside ground colour is black with blue highlights. There is a series of black and white marks in the submarginal line and large white marks in the postdiscal area. On the forewing there are also two white apical marks and one at the end of the cell. The underside ground colour is dark brown in the forewing and ceramic red with a white basal area in the hindwing. In the submarginal line there is a series of black marks. On the forewing there are white and red marks, and on the hindwing a wide, white postdiscal band. This white band is edged with a black line and is intersected by brown veins. The female is similar to the male, but is usually larger.

It is a species of central and southem Europe, Cyprus, Turkey, the Middle East and western Asia to the Caucasus.

The adult butterflies begin to emerge in April and are on the wing until October depending on the location in three broods. Overwinters as a smail larva in a hibernaculum, which it makes by rolling up a leaf on the host-plant and securing to the stem with silk.

It is recorded in maquis, agricultural land, forests and river valleys from the sea level to 1650 m, usually close to the larval host-plant (in Cyprus it is Etruscan Honeysuekle, Lonieera etrusca). In eaeh locality it is usually present only in very small numbers (one to three butterflies). Colonies with four to ten butterflies are rare. It is more common in shady locations, near springs and running water. Perches high, on tree foliage or on bushes, sunning itself with open wings. It is fond of nectar from Rubus sanctus (Blackberry) flowers, and often visits mud at springs and streams.

References:
1. Makris, C. (2003). Butterflies of Cyprus. Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation. 329 pp.
2. Baytaş, A. (2008). Türkiye’nin Kelebekleri Doğa Rehberi. NTV yayınları, Doğuş Grubu İletişim Yayıncılık ve Ticaret A.Ş., Istanbul, 222 s.
3. Tolman, T.(2008).Collins Butterfly Guide of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., London,. 384 pp.
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  • Great 
  • horias Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 241 W: 56 N: 552] (3855)
  • [2009-08-27 22:33]

Bayram,
Wonderful capture today.
Great sharpness details, colors are lovely, POV,BG beautiful.
Brest day, Horia

  • Great 
  • AndroK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1489 W: 23 N: 0] (11796)
  • [2009-08-27 22:37]

Merhaba Bayram...
Nice macro shot with so nice details...
Nice composition...
Have a nice weekend...
Andro

Bayram Hocam merhaba
Uzun zaman oldu, sizi görmek çok güzel
Ben bir aydan uzun süredir ceza aldım kritik yazamıyorum
Olağanüstü makrolarınıza devam ediyorsunuz
Elinize sağlık
Burak

hello Bayram
hope you re doing fine
nice shot
good macro and fine colours
good focus and well pov

regards
Manuj Mehta

  • Great 
  • KBE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 450 W: 103 N: 593] (2735)
  • [2009-08-27 23:29]

Fantastic macro Bayram
Loved the details, excellent exposure and very nice focus.
The composition is good :)

TFS
Cheers
JZM

Ciao my friend Bayram, nice see you again on TL, great macro of beautiful and butterfly with splendid light and wonderful colors, nice uniform blurry BG, fine details and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio
PS, for a period not know how long I will not place new pictures, if you want to know why read my introduction:)

Merhaba Bayram Bey

güzel bir makro çalışması.
Sade bir çalışması olmuş.
Netlik ve kelebeğin detayları çok iyi.
Selamlar

Faruk

Nice macro shot with so nice details and colors .Nice composition...
Regards,
Khawar

Selam Bayram Hoca,
Yine aramızda görmek güzel. Uzun süre oldu gerçekten.
Arka planı ile, nefes kesen bir çalışma...
Ek bilgiler için teşekkürler
Selaahttin E

Hi Baryram,

This is a lovely specimen that you have captured the markings on the wings are very nice the colours are lovely and the details are very sharp the dof is great and the shot is cropped well.

Regards
Jon

Hello Bayram :)

Absolutely nice butterfly ! Great sharpness and light, excellent job ! I love butterflies. Silvio, my friend, captured many for me :)
Have a nice day

Marylou ;)

  • Great 
  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 595 W: 0 N: 957] (4612)
  • [2009-08-28 8:28]

Merhaba MF Bayram,
lovley butterfly in special colors. The white background did not distort it, instead gives a good canvas.
well presented in pleasant pose.

regards,
foozi

Merhaba Bayram hoca ,
Akdeniz Hanım Eli Kelebeğinin çarpıcı renkleri
ile muhteşem tanıtımı. Odaklama,netlik ve detaylar harika
Selam,sevgiler.
Dr.Seyfettin Güner

Merhaba Hocam,
Sizi yeniden aramızda görmek ne güzel..Bu tür kelebeği ilk kez görüyorum.Son derece başarılı ve estetik bir sunum.Elinize sağlık.
Selamlarımla..

hAyAti

Merhaba Bayram,

Another promising POV from Southern White Admiral butterfly, a powerful capture!
Superb sharpness with a shallow DOF, worked very well in the picture. The contrast between the blurred BG's colors and the natural colors of the butterfly, is great.
Very well seen!

thanks and regards,
Paras Bhalla

PS: I have already crossed my daily point-limit usage, kindly pardom me for not awarding points to such beautiful composition. Please bear with me.

  • Great 
  • kanton Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 722 W: 5 N: 1291] (5368)
  • [2009-08-28 15:47]

Merhaba Bayram!
How are you MF!
nice to see you again on TL,
Another wonderful portrait of butterfly!
great colours,lighting and fine details!
Tfs Selamlar
Kostas

Hi Bayram
Great macro with nice POV and DOF
The butterfly is really amazing and colorfull, the detail is well captured
Best wishes
Alireza

Hello MF Bayram.
Excellent closeup with nice bright coloration. Good sharp image. Well done.
Best regards Siegfried

Hi Bayram, excellent macro.
Good details and colors.
Good composition
Thanks for the note.
Ciao Mari

Hello MF Bayram,

Wonderful butterfly,
Very nice colors.
Excellent light and contrast!

Congratulations and TFS
Sergio

hello Bayram,

wonderful macro shot of this lovely white Admiral with good focus.. i seldom see bg like this.. i guess it work well with your subject.. good work.. tfs..

regards, terry

Bonsoir Bayram
Very nice shot with beautiful and delicate colours and sharpness .
Have a nice evening my friend
Henri.

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  • ayse51 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1703 W: 124 N: 1454] (20538)
  • [2009-09-04 23:20]

Merhaba Bayram bey,
görmeyeli çok güzel kareler yüklemişsiniz.Çerçevesiyle çok çok uyumlu bir kare.Hanımeli kelebeği gerçekten harika görünüyor.Ellerinize sağlık.Necla.

Bayram Bey,
Net bir yakın çekim ve çok güzel bir fotoğraf.
Zaten bu tip fotoğrafların Ustalarındansınız.
Tebrikler.,sağlıklı günler.
Ataman

Hi Bayram,
What a beautiful picture. I do not believe that i can add anything to the professional critiques that you already received so i'll just give you my 2 points.
What a beautiful picture!
Kind regards,
Felicia

Bella imagen de esta mariposa de gran nitidez y color captada con mucha naturalidad
Buen trabajo
un saludo

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