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Zebra Longwing


Zebra Longwing
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Copyright: Goutham Ramesh (goutham_ramesh) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 835 W: 154 N: 2871] (12237)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-08
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D50, Sigma 180 Macro Ex HSM
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/60 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Pankaj Bajpai's Favourite, Beautiful Butterflies Part Two, GouthamButterflies [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-07-22 2:25
Viewed: 3563
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 46
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi all,
This is Zebra longwings (Heliconius charitonius),which has a long black wings striped with faint yellow.
Zebras fly slowly and don't startle easily, making them easy to follow and observe. A zebra resting at dusk can be gently coaxed to climb on your finger and to return, unflustered, to its perch. Zebras roost in groups, returning to the same location each night.
Zebra longwings feed on nectar and pollen. They are the only butterflies known to eat pollen which is probably why they have a long lifespan of about six months. If denied pollen, they live a more typical lifespan of about one month.Zebras are especially fond of the nectar of plants of the Verbena family. During the spring and early summer, the zebras in gardens of Florida( It is their state symbol) concentrate on the red pentas and occasionally visit the blue porterweed nearby. During the late summer, their attention shifts to the golden dewdrop. In winter, they're attracted to poinsettia flowers.
Passion vines host zebra eggs and larvae. Passion vines contain toxins that are consumed by the larvae and make the adult butterflies poisonous to predators. The tiny (1.2mm x 0.7mm) yellow egg is usually laid on new foliage, sometimes in a group. The newly emerging caterpillar is yellow. It will go through four or five instars (moltings), becoming white with six bands of black spots and black branched spines and a greenish-white head that is also spotted and has two spines. When it pupates it forms a chrysalis that looks like a spiny curled, dried leaf. If disturbed, the chrysalis makes a rasping sound.The entire process, from the time the egg is laid until the butterfly emerges, is dependent on temperature, taking longer during cool weather. Under optimum conditions, it make take as little as three weeks.

Source : http://www.nsis.org/butterfly/butterfly-sp-long-zebra.html
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  • Great 
  • alby65 (143)
  • [2007-07-22 2:27]

Molto bella e dettagliata,complimenti!!
Ciao,Alberto

  • Great 
  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2883 W: 30 N: 9683] (36145)
  • [2007-07-22 2:28]

Hi Goutham.This is an excellent shot. the detail and colours are spot on. very sharp focusing.a very nice POV / DOF. very well done TFs.good notes too.
Nick..

Hi Goutham,
Simply perfect
great sharpness ,colours and details
congrats

Print it and hang it on the wall.
Beautiful subject, elegant capture.
Congratulations for this beauty.
Thanks and regards, Felipe.

Hello Gotham,
What an excellent macro-shot! Colours, POV, sharpness and composition are PERFECT.
COngratulations!
Lukasz

How can I express my feelings.Only I can say ... only 2 is not enough for this picture. So personally I will give you 10.

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1772 W: 36 N: 5597] (18598)
  • [2007-07-22 4:01]

Hi Goutham,
Wonderful shot of this beautiful Looooongwing. I wonder how huge they will look with their wings open. Lovely colours and very impressive sharpness. The smooth BG provides a nice base and highlights the butterfly well. Excellent POV and DOF and very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

hi goutham
remarkable butterfly shot, the focus is perfect , sharp image with excellent details, the texture on the wings is cleary visible, well saturated colours, nice pov, this is a great shot,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

Anna bond ,

A lovely macro shot, with great details , perfect composition with a very good colours captured.Lets see more such beauty from ur end.

Tfs

Pawan

Hi goutham,
wonderful macro shot with great sharpness,excellent pov and superb composition with lovely colours.

Hello Goutham
Excellent shot of this Zebra Longwing,
Great focusing ,use of flash and DOF,
Fantastic colors and POV.Check the source
again, Superb shot, Welldone.

Good Luck
Fartash

Hi Goutham,
A beautiful butterfly excellent composition. Angelina and you have the same subject today SAME PINCH. But different composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

bonjour goutham
les ailes de ce papillon sont extraordinaires!
photo parfaite.
bravo.
laurent

  • Great 
  • kjpweb Gold Star Critiquer [C: 326 W: 86 N: 1084] (4788)
  • [2007-07-22 15:57]

Cool - very good notes. I didn't know that they are also flying around in Europe. Good info on the caterpillar stages as well. Great capture, remarkable to have it captured with closed wings.
I did only managed that feat once in December and temperatures below 5° C (45°F). Other than that you have a hard time here in Florida to see them other than with open wings.
Great detail and texture! Well done! Cheers, Klaus

Hi Goutham,

WoW
What a BEAUTY
SUPERB shot

TFS Thijs

  • Great 
  • pilonm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 588 W: 90 N: 975] (3321)
  • [2007-07-22 19:06]

Hello Goutham,

Excellent POV and great blurred bg enhancing the insect... Excellent use of the flash and exposition on this butterfly having black and white.... The only thing, Goutham, is that you cropped too much around the butterfly... Having the wings and the antennas so near the frame is disturbing...

Otherwise, a great picture!!!

TFS,

Michel

Gautham,

Lovely picture and excellent informative note. The wing details are excellent.

- Murali Santhanam

Hi Goutham

Nice tight crop for this lovely Zebra Longwing. Excellent image. Well done! :-)

  • Great 
  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 988 W: 4 N: 3277] (14761)
  • [2007-07-23 2:25]

Goutham, Absolutely georgeous wow. What a shot. It looks like the butterfly is ready to play some gymnastic in the olympics. WOW I am sure you must be freaking out there.
Ganesh

  • Great 
  • sisir Silver Star Critiquer [C: 13 W: 0 N: 5] (103)
  • [2007-07-26 17:16]

Hi Goutham,

This is a great shot and very useful informatin. Simply PERFECT ! TFS

Regards... Sisir

Hi Goutham.

EXCELLENT IMAGE.
Wondrous capture.
Well balanced and toned.

jean paul

Hi Goutham
perfect shot, everything is good, colors, sharp details,DOF.
Thank you
Bruno

Dear Goutham, Congrats sir,
i second what extramundi said, print it and hang it ! great work !
with best regards.vab.

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