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Not much to say about this one. Just another butterfly....with the Latin name I don't know :)
Explore March 12, 2008 #237
OSE ordered eleven class A251 locos from Ganz-Mavag which entered service in 1982. Ten of the class still exist today, with eight of them dumped at Tithorea. A sun bleached A256 has clearly seen better days.
Tithorea are large butterflies. They often fly in sunny glades where they can easily be confused with Heliconius species such as ismenius, numata or hecale. The easiest way to distinguish Tithorea from their mimics is to examine the antennae and legs.
Tithorea antennae are very gradually tapered, cream in color, and drooping. In Pieridae they are parallel along the stalk, with a strongly clubbed tip. Notice the long tapering golden antennae of this tiger-like Tithoria harmonia.
Tithorea are large butterflies. They often fly in sunny glades where they can easily be confused with Heliconius species such as ismenius, numata or hecale. The easiest way to distinguish Tithorea from their mimics is to examine the antennae and legs.
Tithorea antennae are very gradually tapered, cream in color, and drooping. In Pieridae they are parallel along the stalk, with a strongly clubbed tip, while in Papilionidae the tip is clubbed and recurved.
Ithomiines, Heliconiines and Nymphalines (which includes Tithoria harmonia) have only 2 pairs of functioning legs. In the Ithomiines these are long, giving the impression of a butterfly on stilts. Papilionidae and Pieridae have 3 pairs of functioning legs.
Tithorea harmonia is one of the commonest and most widespread of the toxic "tiger" species, found from Mexico to the southern Amazon. There are 26 named subspecies.
Tithorea harmonia, Harmonia Tiger-wing, Harmonia Tiger
Nymphalidae
Wings of the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
The Tarricina Longwing, Variable Presonian, or Cream-spotted Tigerwing (Tithorea tarricina) is a species of butterfly belonging to the Nymphalidae family. This quite uncommon species is present in Mexico and in Central and South America.
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Delivered in 1982 the 11 class A251's were all allocated to Athens Aghios Ioánnis Depot but could be found anywhere between Thessaloniki in the north of the country and Piraeus in the south. The first to be withdrawn was A260 but the remainder of the fleet started to be phased out in the late 1990's after a relatively short working life and into the early 2000's the remaining active members were withdrawn. None remain stored and all are dumped while 10 of the original 11 are thought to survive as wrecks around the network with 8 identified as being at Tithorea a few years ago.
A259 and A256 seen here in happier times catch the evening sun at their home depot in the southern suburbs of Athens at Aghios Ioánnis.
🇬🇷 Greece
📆 22.08.2020
New High Speed Railway Line Tithorea - Domokos
📍 Km 165+600 PATHE/P (Piraeus - Athens - Thessaloniki - Eidomeni / Promachonas)
🚉 IC58 Athens - Thessaloniki
🚂 ΟΣΕ Siemens "HellasSprinter" 120 030 (91 73 2 120 030-0) (TrainOSE Blue Comet livery)
🚃 ΟΣΕ UIC-Z Viaggio Amz (73 73 19-96 235-0), ADmz, WRmz (73 73 88-96 720-7), Bmpz (73 73 20-96 555-8) Bmpz (73 73 20-96 505-3), Bmpz (TrainOSE Blue Comet livery)
More photos taken on my short walk in the afternoon before the rain curtailed my efforts.
This one is totally different on the upper side than another seen elsewhere in Peru 2 years earlier.
'Haunted Locomotive'. The wreck of Tithorea long since abandoned following a crash many years previously Greek Railway's La Class 2-10-0 No.908 built by STEG in Vienna in 1926 to a design following Karl Golsdorfs' classic 580 Class for the Austrian Empire. Picture dated Saturday 14th April 1973.
Standard Wartime U.S. Army Transportation Corps 'S100' 0-6-0 tank, Hellenic State Railways class 'Δα' (Da) No.65, built by the Vulcan Ironworks in 1943 (Works No.4460), stored at Athens Agios Ioannis depot on 12th September 1985. In June 2011 it was to be found in poor external condition in a line of abandoned locos at Tithorea depot in Central Greece.
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The Cream-spotted Tigerwing Butterfly , Tithorea tarricina, is native from Mexico through Central America to South America. It has several subspecies.
Seen in Edinburgh Butterfly and Insect World.
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The Greek Railways ubiquitous wartime USATC 'S160' Class 2-8-0 numbered 51 in Greece, and one of the final working examples was Θγ No.576, when seen on 12th September 1985 having been out of use for many years. Θγ576 (Alco 71554 built in 1944 and formerly USATC No.3299) was to be removed to the loco dump at Tithorea in Central Greece sometime after this, where it is understood to still be languishing. The 'S160' Class 2-8-0s of the United States Army Transportation Corps saw service throughout Europe and other parts of the world, some 2120 being built chiefly during the period 1942-1945. The Hellenic State Railway (HSR) acquired 27 in 1947 and a further 25 from the FS in Italy were subsequently purchased, of which Θγ576 had been 730.906 in Italy.
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Explore July 22,2012 HP 75
This looks so much better on black so please click L
This photo is a tad bit photoshopped (DUHH).
When I was shooting this butterfly was in what I thought
the perfect scene. The white wall ensured I did not have a noisy
background. My friend Flavio is always fussing at me about my background noise
and having stuff growing out of my subject's head. "Oh yes! I got you beat now Flavio with
a plain white wall!" (gives off evil manical laughter)
When I got home and eagerly downloaded the photo with high hopes I was crushed.
The white wall had a blown out look to it. It was exposed correctly but white is white
and for me white is always funky. I liked the face a lot and the greedy little guy gorging himself.
Don't you hate it when there is a photo that you REALLY like for some reason but requires a lot of post editing?
I know I do!
I used photoshop to add a frost to it as well as a blur. In the original photo the wings are clear
however for this effect to work I had to sacrifice the sharp wings so it all blended.
I like the photo but it was another lesson I learned ~ be very VERY careful with white walls when your
out in public and don't have an off camera lighting setup.
The Cream-spotted Tigerwing Butterfly , Tithorea tarricina, is native from Mexico through Central America to South America. It has several subspecies. Seen in Edinburgh Butterfly and Insect World.
Thank you for all your comments and visits
© Ralph Stewart 2014
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © copyright All rights reserved
CLICK the image to see the subtle details against BLACK. I love the way the morning sun highlights the antennae, head and bright wing patterns. Almost walked by this one. So glad I didn't!
The Harmonia Tiger-wing or Harmonia Tiger (Tithorea harmonia) is a species of butterflies belonging to the Nymphalidae family. It has a wingspan of about 70 millimetres (2.8 in). This toxic "tiger" butterfly has the usual pattern of black wings with bright orange bands. The forewings have a black tip. Also the antennae are orange. Larvae feed on Prestonia species.
Tithorea are large butterflies. They often fly in sunny glades where they can easily be confused with Heliconius species such as ismenius, numata or hecale. The easiest way to distinguish Tithorea from their mimics is to examine the antennae and legs. Tithorea antennae are very gradually tapered, cream in colour, and drooping. In Pieridae they are parallel along the stalk, with a strongly clubbed tip, while in Papilionidae the tip is clubbed and recurved. Ithomiines, Heliconiines and Nymphalines have only 2 pairs of functioning legs. In the Ithomiines these are long, giving the impression of a butterfly on stilts. Papilionidae and Pieridae have 3 pairs of functioning legs. Tithorea harmonia is one of the commonest and most widespread of the toxic "tiger" species, being found from Mexico to the southern Amazon. There are 26 named subspecies.
Wings of the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
A Cream-spotted Tigerwing butterfly (Tithorea tarricina) drinking nectar.
Taken with Sony A-6000 (Sony ILCE-6000) and SEL-50F18 as RAW. Converted to JPEG with LR 5.7.
The unmistakeable lines of a British-built locomotive in a line of locomotives of various origins at Agios Ioannis depot in Athens on 12th September 1985 - Former British 'WD' Austerity Class 2-10-0 No.73659 (North British W/No.25458 built in 1944) No.958 cast aside in the locomotive dump. Greek Railways purchased sixteen surplus Austerity locomotives from the British military in Egypt at a cost of £12,500 each, and they were shipped to Salonika in January 1946. The fleet were subsequently numbered 951-966 and were classified as 'Λβ'. They were put to work in the Thessalonica Division on both passenger and freight duties and even worked some of the 'Top Link' duties such as the Athens to Istanbul and Athens to Yugoslavia Expresses until around 1967, after which they were concentrated to duties in the eastern part of the Division, on lines demanding light axle loads. Upon arrival in Greece the chimneys were lengthened with a deflector added behind. They were also converted to right hand drive and fitted with headlamps, as well as being fitted with an additional cab roof section. Most of the class were still in action until the mid-1970s, after which they were gradually displaced by diesel traction. This 'WD Austerity' was later moved to the Tithorea dump in Central Greece, where it was still languishing until at least August 2017. Intriguingly, the sign warns of inflammable products stored in the vicinity and a consequent "danger of explosion", not particularly ideal with coal-fired locos around!
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Standard Wartime U.S. Army Transportation Corps 'S100' 0-6-0 tank No.1987, Hellenic State Railways (OSE) class 'Δα' No.65 (Vulcan Iron Works 4460 of 1943) at Athens Agios Ioannis depot on 12th Sept 1985. It is now to be found in a line of abandoned locos at Tithorea depot in Central Greece.
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Continuing testing with the new
drone I decided to try my luck with bad weather conditions exclusively and only with the telephoto lens... not bad at all I would say...
Train:IC 54 Athens-Thessaloniki
Operator:Hellenic Train
Locomotive:ETR 470 Pendolino
Manufacturer:Fiat Ferroviaria,Schindler, Vevey Technologies.
Tithorea are large butterflies. They often fly in sunny glades where they can easily be confused with Heliconius species such as ismenius, numata or hecale. The easiest way to distinguish Tithorea from their mimics is to examine the antennae and legs.
Tithorea antennae are very gradually tapered, cream in color, and drooping. In Pieridae they are parallel along the stalk, with a strongly clubbed tip, while in Papilionidae the tip is clubbed and recurved.
Ithomiines, Heliconiines and Nymphalines have only 2 pairs of functioning legs. In the Ithomiines these are long, giving the impression of a butterfly on stilts. Papilionidae and Pieridae have 3 pairs of functioning legs.
Tithorea harmonia is one of the commonest and most widespread of the toxic "tiger" species, found from Mexico to the southern Amazon. There are 26 named subspecies.
Tithorea harmonia, Harmonia Tiger-wing or Harmonia Tiger
Odontonema strictum, Acanthaceae
Firespike, Cardinal Guard, Scarlet Flame
Wings of the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
The Harmonia Tiger-wing or Harmonia Tiger (Tithorea harmonia) is a species of butterflies belonging to the Nymphalidae family.
Tithorea harmonia has a wingspan reaching about 70 millimetres (2.8 in). This toxic "tiger" butterfly has the usual pattern of black wings with bright orange bands. The forewings have a black tip. Also the antennae are orange. Larvae feed on Prestonia species.
Tithorea are large butterflies. They often fly in sunny glades where they can easily be confused with Heliconius species such as ismenius, numata or hecale. The easiest way to distinguish Tithorea from their mimics is to examine the antennae and legs. Tithorea antennae are very gradually tapered, cream in colour, and drooping. In Pieridae they are parallel along the stalk, with a strongly clubbed tip, while in Papilionidae the tip is clubbed and recurved. Ithomiines, Heliconiines and Nymphalines have only 2 pairs of functioning legs. In the Ithomiines these are long, giving the impression of a butterfly on stilts. Papilionidae and Pieridae have 3 pairs of functioning legs. Tithorea harmonia is one of the commonest and most widespread of the toxic "tiger" species, being found from Mexico to the southern Amazon. There are 26 named subspecies.
Wings of the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
🇬🇷 Greece
📆 23.08.2020
Railway Line SKA - Tithorea
📍 Km 161+500 PATHE/P (Piraeus - Athens - Thessaloniki - Eidomeni / Promachonas)
🚉 IC59 Thessaloniki - Athens
🚂 ΟΣΕ Siemens "HellasSprinter" 120 0XX (91 73 2 120 0XX-X)
🚃 ΟΣΕ UIC-Z Viaggio Bmpz (x3), WRmz, ADmz & Amz
Hellenic Railways
Train:
ICE50 Athens-Thessaloniki
Locomotive:
Siemens EuroSprinter ES 64 P "Hellas Sprinter" 120 028
Wagons:
Siemens "Viaggio"
1 Amz + 1 ADmz + 1 WRmz + 3 Dmpz
Location:
Tithorea, Fthiotis, Greece
Line:
Athens-Thessaloniki
Day:
28/7/2019
The Cream-spotted Tigerwing Butterfly ,emerging from chrysalis,Tithorea tarricina, is native from Mexico through Central America to South America. It has several subspecies. emerging from chrysalis.
Seen at Edinburgh Butterfly and Insect World.
Thank you for all your comments and visits
© Ralph Stewart 2014
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © copyright All rights reserved
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📆 22.08.2020
Railway Line Tithorea - Amfiklia - Bralos - Lianokladi
📍 Km 179+400 PATHE/P (Piraeus - Athens - Thessaloniki - Eidomeni / Promachonas)
🚉 R1520 Athens - Lianokladi (Via Amfiklia - Lilea - Bralos)
🚂 ΟΣΕ Stadler GTW 2/6 "RailBus" 560 1XX (95 73 2 560 1XX-X) (x3)
Standard Wartime U.S. Army Transportation Corps 'S100' 0-6-0 tank, Hellenic State Railways class 'Δα' (Da) No.65, built by the Vulcan Ironworks in 1943 (Works No.4460), stored at Athens Agios Ioannis depot on 12th September 1985. In June 2011 it was to be found in poor external condition in a line of abandoned locos at Tithorea depot in Central Greece.
© Gordon Edgar - All rights reserved. Please do not use my images without my explicit permission
The Cream-spotted Tigerwing Butterfly , Tithorea tarricina, is native from Mexico through Central America to South America. It has several subspecies.
Thank you for all your comments and visits
© Ralph Stewart 2014
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved