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Precis lemonias
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Copyright: Pankaj Bajpai (pankajbajpai) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1558 W: 105 N: 4679] (16507)
Género: Animals
Medio: Color
Tomada el: 2007-07-15
Categorías: Insects
Cámara: Nikon D80, 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6GED-IF AF-S DX Zoom-Ni
Exposición: f/5.6, 1/200 segundos
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Versión de la foto: Versión original
Tema(s): Butterflies on Lantana Flowers [view contributor(s)]
Fecha enviada: 2007-07-18 20:15
Vista: 735
Puntos: 39
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Another shot from my collection of Butterfly resting on lantana flowers.(hope you are not bored my dear tn friends :-).

The earlier three posts were of the same series and in these posts the butterflies can be seen resting on lantana flowers.

It is really a treat to the eyes watching these beautiful insects resting on equally colourful Lantana flowers.
Lantana's aromatic flower clusters attracts the butterflies very fast.

I have created a theme on butterflies with Lantana flowers.



Description of Lemon Pansy

A small to medium sized brown butterfly with large eyespots on the upper side of both wings. The females are larger and have more prominent eyespots than the males. The under side of both sexes are pale brown with cryptic markings. However, the ground colour varies a great deal, with specimens showing a range of colors from dark brown to pink to peach.

Similar species

It is the most common of the six Pansies in India. It is a very bold butterfly with strong territorial and aggressive behaviour but not as much as the Peacock Pansy. It flies quickly and strongly but with less fluttering of wings. It generally rests on the ground but not so frequently as the other Pansies and visits damp patches more often than the others of the genus. Like the Chocolate Pansy, it is more abundant in forests and distributed throughout South and Central India, upto South Gujrat in the west and West Bengal in the east. In The Himalayas, it can be seen upto 2700m from Kashmir Upto Assam. Besides Aztec Marigold, it visits flowers of Lantana, Bachelor's Button, Lindley Butterflybush, Ceylon Carissa, Coreopsis tinctoria, etc.

Status, distribution and habitat

A widely distributed species that is commonest in the dry and intermediate zones and ascends to hills to about 1500 feet elevation. It is found in wide open spaces with lots of sunshine and is seen year round.

Habits

The male is much more abundant than the female. The Lemon Pansy, like all the members of its group, is territorial. The males often perch at strategic locations to intercept females. From such vantage points, they would frequently take off to inspect potential mates passing by. Its perch is sometimes no more than a small rock jutting out of the ground. Although it is a perching species, it does move into new locations when it finds its current location to be unsuitable. It is quite well camouflaged when it sits still with its wings held above its abdomen, especially against sand coloured backgrounds.

It is a nectar lover and frequently settles to feed on short herbs and shrubs, during which time it displays its upper sides. It has a typical posture that it takes when it spreads its wings. So much so, that most photographs taken of this butterfly look very similar. As evening approaches, they retire to the thickets and spend the night clinging onto a tall grass stem or something similar with their wings folded above the body.

Early stages

The larvae feed on members of the Acanthaceae. The females sometimes lay their eggs indiscriminately on non-larval host plants or dead twigs in the vicinity of of their larval host plants. Sometimes the eggs are laid on very small plants, and the larvae upon exhausting its food source, disperse and locate other plants in the vicinity very quickly. During the day, they lie hidden within the herbaceous plants.
ramthakur, haraprasan, Ken52, parthasarathi, uleko, mayuresh, dew77, angybone, Juyona, eqshannon, jaycee, XOTAELE ha puntuado esta nota como útil.
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Para parthasarathi: kindly elaborate so that i can learn frompankajbajpai 2 07-21 03:33
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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 640 W: 98 N: 1241] (4189)
  • [2007-07-18 20:35]

Hello Pankaj,
The composition of your photo is outstanding and it is framed nicely. The colors of the butterfly are well saturated. The focus is good, but just a tiny bit soft. I believe the white(?)flowers are over-exposed.
Best Regards,
Ken

Hi Pankaj,
A nice composition with very good details and colors with a lovely background. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Good frame but poor comparing to your earlier pictures.

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1007 W: 64 N: 1266] (5195)
  • [2007-07-18 23:13]

Hi Pankaj
With no doubt lantana flowers give a good game with butterflies. This is a marvellous picture. The lemon pansy is outstanding as well as the environment in this excellent composition.
Congratulations and thank you very much for sharing.
Best wishes
Maite

Excellent portrait of the butterfly. Good sharpness. I like that intense brown.
Best wishes,
Achim

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2988 W: 162 N: 933] (2743)
  • [2007-07-19 0:33]

Hello Pankaj,
Very fine capture of the Lemon pansy from a fine POV. Pretty sharp and lovely colours. Excellent composition.
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2007-07-19 1:37]

Hi Pankaj,
a nice shot.
Well composed and detailed.
Great colours.
Well done,
Joe

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2007-07-19 2:42]

Pankaj Bhai great and lovely shot. Its like a warplace on a mountain surface. Excellent TFS Ganesh

Hi pankaj,
nice composition with good pov and bg,but butterfly looks little soft.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2007-07-19 3:21]

Hello Pankaj,
Beautiful close up.POV,colors,framing and composition are excellent.
TFS..:-)

Your butterflies are absolute perfection! Beautiful shot! This one looks ready to fly away at the slightest sound.

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5578] (18516)
  • [2007-07-19 6:39]

Hi Pankaj,
Good shot of the Lemon Pansy perched on lantana flowers. The sharpness is a bit soft but that is understandable as the butterfly is siiting above your eye vision and also it is flat. An unusual POV but these experiments sometimes makes things look diferrent and interesting. The BG and DOF are precise. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2257 W: 10 N: 2625] (15547)
  • [2007-07-19 6:50]

Hola Pankaj,
precioso trabajo,
detalles y bello pov,
saludos

Colorful and well framed. Nicely documented. There are so many butterflies I find myself dreaming of them.

bob

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2007-07-19 8:24]

Hi Pankaj,

Another beautiful shot of a beautiful butterfly. I love the position of the butterfly as if ready to take off. Beautiful colors and lovely details of the wing patterns.

Jane

superbes papillon,
beau cadrage,
de belles couleurs
Nad

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-07-19 19:47]

Hello Pankaj

Nicely composed shot of this beautiful lemon pansy.The details are very good.The lighting and colours are excellent.Nicely framed and presented.TFS

Rob

Parathasarthi's self-contradiction in his critique of your picture notwithstanding, you have captured this lovely butterfly quite nicely. Maybe there is a very very slight shake discernible. Did you take this shot hand-held?
That's nit-picking, of course.

Hola amigo.
Bellísima imagen.
Colores fantásticos muy ajustados y agradable encuadre.
Buena nota.
Saludos y tfs, JL.

Hi Pankaj, splendid composition with beautiful butterfly, great details and excellent sharpness, wonderful colors, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

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