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Common Lime butterfly
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| Información de la foto |
Copyright: Arjun Haarith (Arjun)
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| Género: Animals |
| Medio: Color |
| Tomada el: 2009-11-01 |
| Categorías: Insects |
| Cámara: Nikon D90, AF Nikkor 28-105 Macro |
| Exposición: f/8, 1/320 segundos |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Versión de la foto: Versión original |
| Fecha enviada: 2009-11-03 8:51 |
| Vista: 165 |
| Puntos: 18 |
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Hi friends,
I shot this picture at Lalbagh on sunday !!
There were plenty of these butterflies which were emerged.
The Common Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus) is a common and widespread Swallowtail butterfly. It gets its name from its host plants which are usually citrus species such as the lime. Unlike most swallowtail butterflies it does not have a prominent tail. Other names for the butterfly include the Lemon Butterfly, the Small Citrus Butterfly, the Chequered Swallowtail and the Dingy Swallowtail.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. demoleus
Binomial name
Papilio demoleus
Upper side of wings has the ground colour black. The fore wing has the base below cell and basal half of latter so irrorated with yellow scales as to form more or less complete transverse dotted lines, two outwardly oblique yellow spots in cell and a curved spot at its upper apex; a spot at base and another beyond it in interspace 8; a discal transverse series of cream-yellow spots irregular in arrangement and size extends from interspace la to 8; the series interrupted in interspace 5 and the spot in interspace 7 double; this is followed by a sinuous postdiscal series of spots and an admarginal terminal series of smaller spots. In many specimens between the discal and postdiscal series the black ground-colour is irrorated with yellowish scales. Hind wing: base and an edging that decreases in width along the dorsal margin irrorated with yellow scales; followed by a broad medial yellow irregular band, a sinuous postdiscal series of outwardly emarginate yellow spots and a terminal series of smaller similarly coloured spots as on the fore wing. The inner margin of the medial band is curved inwards, the outer margin is very irregular and uneven; in the cell the band does not reach the apex, but beyond the cell there are one or more cream-yellow spots, and the black groundcolour is irrorated with yellowish scales; finally at the tornal angle there is an oval ochraceous-red spot emarginate on its inner side in the female and in both sexes surmounted by a blue lunule; while in interspace 7 between the medial band and the postdiscal spot there is a large ocellus-like spot of the black ground-colour more or less irrorated with blue scales.
The underside has the ground-colour similar, the cream-coloured markings paler and conspicuously larger. The markings differ from those on the upperside in that the forewing has the basal half of cell and base of wing below it with cream-coloured streaks that coalesce at base; irregular ochraceous spots in
interspaces 5 to 8 and the discal series of spots complete not interrupted in interspace 5. On the underside of the hind wing, the black at base of wing and along the dorsal margin centred largely with pale cream-colour; the ocellus in interspace 7, the apex of the cell and the black groundcolour between the medial band and postdiscal markings in interspaces 2-6 centred with ochraceous, margined with blue.
Antennae dark reddish brown, touched with ochraceous on the innerside towards the club; head, thorax and abdomen dusky black, the head and thorax anteriorly streaked with cream-vellow: beneath: the palpi, thorax and abdomen cream-yellow with lateral longitudinal black lines on the last
Eggs
The female Lime butterfly goes hurriedly from plant to plant, laying a single egg at a time on top of a leaf which it holds onto unsteadily with its legs, and flying off as soon as the egg is laid. The egg is round and light yellowish in colour.
Source : wikipedia |
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Hi Arjun,
CONGRATULATIONS, just perfect!
TFS
Jesús
hello Arjun
this is aGREAT sharpness picture
very good BG. and beautiful colours
greeting lou
- batu
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(13400) - [2009-11-03 9:39]
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Hello Arjun,
you captured this beautiful swallowtail with great sharpness und due to the optimal viewing angle
all parts are in focus including the antennae. It's a pity that the background shows little
colour contrast against the insect. A light green background would have increased the attractivity.
But you had no other choice!
Best wishes, Peter
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- nglen
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(32334) - [2009-11-03 9:44]
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Hi Arjun. This must be one of the best pictures of a Common Lime i have seen this year. First class detail,focusing and colours. The markings stand out so well . All with interesting notes. Well done TFS.
Nick..
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- Heaven
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- [2009-11-03 9:50]
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Dear Arjun!
You present us a magnificent butterfly picture. The very vertical point of view and the wide open wings show the butterfly's characteristics at best. Moreover, the fine sharpness reveals rich details.
Kind regards
Markus
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- zetu
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- [2009-11-03 10:04]
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Hello Arjun
Wonderful butterfly in perfect picture. Well done
regards
Razvan
Hi Arjunt,
nice capture of this beautiful butterfly, great POV.
Salutacions cordials. Ferran
Ciao Arjun, great POV for a wonderful butterfly with fantastic colors, splendid sharpness and lovely details, I like a lot, ciao Silvio
Hi Arjun,
Perfect shot of this Papilio Demoleus
POV, DOF, BG, light and sharpnes are SUPERB
TFS Thijs
