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Hotel Tinamú, Caldas, Colombia.
The name Melanis refers to the melanic pigment of the black scales which cover the distinctively shaped wings of all members of this genus. Many Melanis species are marked with orange borders on the hindwings, and / or similarly coloured diagonal bands on the forewings. In some species the apex of the forewings is orange, and in others there are large red spots near the base of the wings.
There are 27 known members in the genus. The majority of species are found in the Andes mountains, or in the Amazonian lowlands.
Melanis electron occurs as 7 named subspecies found variously from Belize to Peru and Brazil.
The butterflies have a slow fluttery flight typical of aposematic species, drifting gracefully above the vegetation at a height of about 1-2m above ground level. Males can sometimes be found imbibing mineralised moisture from damp ground.
www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Andes%20-%20Melanis%20elect...
couple of test shots from the new camera ,looking good so far ,not the best of days to test it out nice blue sky but blowing gale force 5 ,just about hold the rig steady .
Doi Suthep-Pui NP, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Order : Lepidoptera
Family : Nymphalidae
SubFamily : Heliconiinae
Genus : Acraea
Species : Acraea issoria sordice
Although I have seen the larvae several times I have never seen the adult butterfly of this rare species. There is just one generation per year and the larval stage can last up to 6 months. It has limited distribution in northern India, through Bhutan, Myanmar, northern Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and southern China. It is a medium size butterfly, wingspan 40-60mm, and has a rather weak and fluttery flight. Habitat is elevated open forest areas up to around 2000m asl. It is a social species and tends to form colonies, sometimes quite large.
The larval foodplants include Bochmeria nivea, Girardinia diversifolia, Debregeasia hypoleuca (Urticaceae), Rubus ellipticus (Rosaceae), and Buddleja asiatica (Buddlejaceae).
All my insect pics are single, handheld shots of live insects in wild situations.
A real assortment of 11 species of butterflies yesterday - some on blossoms, some down in dead grasses, one in a tree. A lot of American Snouts were out - they over-winter here and come out on warm days. Saw all 4 sulphurs - the big Cloudless were in the best shape of all. Here's a list:
Cloudless sulphurs - lots
Orange sulphurs
Sleepy orange's
Little Yellow's
American Snouts
Common Buckeyes
Gulf fritillaries (only a couple)
Variegated fritillary - one (not shown)
Checkered skippers (not shown)
Fiery skippers
Clouded skipper (one)
0 dragonflies - the season is over!
Our last warm day here today ... Happy Fluttery Friday!
The Sun was shining brightly as I walked north on Colonia del Sacramento's fine promenade along the Riverine Sea that the Rio de la Plata actually is. After 5 km or so, the pavement stops and if you want to continue you'll have to use your animal instincts to circumvent a golfcourse, marshes, reedy places, mud and water slicks. I got as far as Punta Hornos, a kind of cape more or less west of the village of El Caño. I didn't see the village nor its apparently highly-rated vineyards. But I did enjoy the pure nature of sands, scraggly dunes, whatnot.
I was happy to see lots of plants and insects, but the one standing out from the rest is this pretty Actinote melanisans. It gets its name from Charles Oberthür (1845-1924), a French entomologist who inherited variously huge collections of butterflies and spent his life classifying them. He named our Fluttery Friend in 1917. The 'Actinote' is from the Greek for 'radiating' - see the pattern of its hindwings - and the 'melanisans' is also from the Greek, for blackening.
The Sun had left us and Black Clouds began to mass, so I hurried 'home' and got in just before the fierce rain, lightning and thunder. Actinote presumably found shelter under a leaf or branch, a bit overdressed for such a place.
PS My lodgings' wifi is rather rickety so please bear with me for the dearth of my comments and invites. Thanks.
The American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) is a widespread warbler. And being known far and wide, it has come to be known by a variety of nicknames, including the butterfly of the bird world, due to its fluttery motion. In some parts of the tropics, it has taken a less...pleasing...name: the latrine bird. There, it will often flit around outhouses, awaiting the feast of flies that are drawn to them. Yum! Thank goodness you're so cute, American Redstart; we won't hold your dining habits against you.
A dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order Odonata, suborder Anisoptera (from Greek ανισος anisos "uneven" + πτερος pteros, "wings", because the hindwing is broader than the forewing). Adult dragonflies are characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, sometimes with coloured patches, and an elongated body. Dragonflies can be mistaken for the related group, damselflies (Zygoptera), which are similar in structure though usually lighter in build; however, the wings of most dragonflies are held flat and away from the body, while damselflies hold the wings folded at rest, along or above the abdomen. Dragonflies are agile fliers while damselflies have a weaker, fluttery flight. Many dragonflies have brilliant iridescent or metallic colours produced by structural coloration, making them conspicuous in flight. An adult dragonfly eye has nearly 24,000 ommatidia.
Dragonflies are predators, both in their aquatic larval stage, when they are known as nymphs or naiads, and as adults. Several years of their life are spent as a nymph living in freshwater; the adults may be on the wing for just a few days or weeks. They are fast agile fliers, sometimes migrating across oceans, and are often but not always found near water.
Blackberry cane
Riverway Sports Complex,
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of dragonflies are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threatens dragonfly populations around the world. Adult dragonflies are characterised by a pair of large, multifaceted, compound eyes, two pairs of strong, transparent wings, sometimes with coloured patches, and an elongated body. Many dragonflies have brilliant iridescent or metallic colours produced by structural coloration, making them conspicuous in flight. An adult dragonfly's compound eyes have nearly 24,000 ommatidia each.
Dragonflies can be mistaken for the closely related damselflies, which make up the other odonatan infraorder (Zygoptera) and are similar in body plan, though usually lighter in build; however, the wings of most dragonflies are held flat and away from the body, while damselflies hold their wings folded at rest, along or above the abdomen. Dragonflies are agile fliers, while damselflies have a weaker, fluttery flight. Dragonflies make use of motion camouflage when attacking prey or rivals.
Dragonflies are predatory insects, both in their aquatic nymphal stage (also known as "naiads") and as adults. In some species, the nymphal stage lasts up to five years, and the adult stage may be as long as 10 weeks, but most species have an adult lifespan in the order of five weeks or less, and some survive for only a few days. They are fast, agile fliers capable of highly accurate aerial ambush, sometimes migrating across oceans, and often live near water. They have a uniquely complex mode of reproduction involving indirect insemination, delayed fertilisation, and sperm competition. During mating, the male grasps the female at the back of the head, and the female curls her abdomen under her body to pick up sperm from the male's secondary genitalia at the front of his abdomen, forming the "heart" or "wheel" posture.
Dragonflies are powerful and agile fliers, capable of migrating across the sea, moving in any direction, and changing direction suddenly. In flight, the adult dragonfly can propel itself in six directions: upward, downward, forward, backward, to left and to right. They have four different styles of flight.
Chiffchaff / phylloscopus collybita. Long Eaton, Derbyshire. 02/04/21.
'COURTSHIP QUIVERING.'
As I watched this Chiffchaff singing and moving around the top branches of a Sycamore, I noticed a second bird fly in and land lower down. The arrival immediately generated a lot of interest/excitement for the bird photographed.
It seemed to increase the volume of it's song and started to quiver it's wings. Within seconds it descended down to the (presumed) female, using a slow motion, 'fluttery' flight.
I assume what I witnessed was a courtship display ... ?
* The blurring of the wings, held slightly away from the Chiffchaff's body, hopefully give a satisfactory impression of the 'Courtship Quiver'!
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It's Flynn's favourite time of year - late Autumn, when the woods gift all good collies with a million fluttery, crinkly leafy toys to play with! The woods are probably at their best right now (according to Flynn, anyway!) - piles of leaves litter the paths & they've not yet been stamped down & rained on, so they're easily kick-able & catch-able. This week, he's spent most of his outdoors time skipping backwards in front of me, watching in wide-eyed delight as, with each step I take, yet more leaves get tossed in the air. It is apparently a source of endless delight for Flynn.
After a while of just watching the leaves being kicked towards him, Flynn gets so wild with excitement at all the movement & rustley, crunchy sounds, that he just has to bite something! He knows my toes aren't an option, so he grabs a leaf (or sometimes a whole mouthful of them) & carries it for a while, shaking it every now & again & growling. Eventually, the chosen leaf gets too tattered to be much fun, so it's dropped - but joy: there's always another, new leaf, ready to be pounced on & carried about! Flynn's so obsessed with leaf watching & leaf biting, that he ignores pretty much everything else going on around him, even the pesky squirrels. I've seen them dart right past him & he doesn't even glance their way (which clearly surprises the squirrels!). They sit on the edge of the path & watch him pass, looking uncertain if they need to worry about the very weird dog going by!
We have five or six pairs this year, and they all hang around together. I love their fluttery noises when they fly up.
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Here are some fluffy fluttery lashes for your pretty faces, available at this month's round of Appliqué. I've included my eye enhancer in the pack, as usual. :)
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This Spicebush greeted us as we walked into the flower-lined entrance at Gibbs Gardens this week. It was very fluttery as usual. All other swallowtails were Tiger's - which seldom flutter their wings like our other swallowtail species do.
Storms roared through several times from 3 a.m. till daylight here ... dropping a good amount of rain for the frogs. Mostly Spring peepers calling last night.
Have a good Friday!
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Lovely to see the garden full of bees, hoverflies and butterflies...a bonus from this ongoing hot weather...
The big butterfly count is taking place in the UK from July 20th to August 12th...
I submitted my butterfly sightings today...2 small white, 2 Holly blue, 4 gatekeepers and a mint moth! didn't manage a decent shot of any of them...too 'fluttery'!
Counting butterflies can be quite difficult.. like 'herding cats' as the expression goes!
textures thanks to PaintedWorks.
Thymelicus sylvestris taken at Ainsdale NNR nr. Southport. It looks like it's about to launch all out attack on the Thistle head! I love getting low-down photos of insects - you get much more interesting results than looking down from above
The Tawny Coster (Acraea violae) is a small leathery winged butterfly which is common in grassland and scrub habitats. It belongs to the Nymphalidae or brush-footed butterfly family. It has a weak fluttery flight. It is avoided by most insect predators. This species and the Yellow Coster Acraea issoria are the only two Indian representatives of the predominantly African sub-family Acraeinae.
The beautiful n well camouflaged caterpillar is seen below, hanging from a shrub n imitates a fruit or stem with thorns or spines. difficult to fotogrpah b/c of windy conditions
While driving one of the dirt roads at Carrizo Plain I spotted some fluttery activity in a dried bush. We stopped to check it out. We discovered serveral young Loggerhead Shrikes. They were just learning how to fly and flailed around in and on top of this bush. It was amazing that they didn't impale themselves on the dry brush surrounding them.
I feel really fortunate to have spotted multiple Regal Fritillary butterflies today! They are considered a species of special concern in Minnesota, and were introduced to this specific area in 2016. In previous attempts, I've found maybe one or two, but today we saw at least SIX at one time -which is easily the most I've ever seen at once. I had heard from an acquaintance that they were being seen at this park, but I didn't get any specific information on where, so finding these all on our own felt extra special.
But per usual, they did not want to perch on anything very often, and I found myself running back and forth with nothing to show for it. But, I did pick up an observation perspective that I think is worth noting. They way they fly, seems almost as they are "too heavy" and are constantly sinking into the prairie foliage, while alternately pushing upwards with fast, fluttery power. Their flight pattern almost resembles a roller coaster.
I finally did spot a couple that stayed put long enough for a photo. Like a lot of other butterfly species we saw today, they seemed to prefer the bright orange Butterfly-weed. Crow-Hassan Park Reserve, Hennepin County, MN 07/19/25
Woodlark / lullula arborea. Westleton Heath, Suffolk. 24/04/23.
'UNDERSTATED.'
One of a pair of Woodlarks I watched foraging in a small grassy heathland clearing. They are such unobtrusive, easily overlooked little birds, that I rely on listening for their song, or better still, watching them land. Both the male and female birds sing whilst on the ground and their song is wonderfully fluty and generally subdued.
Males also make fluttery, descending song flights or use song posts. These songs tend to be louder and more far reaching, as they advertise themselves to potential mates or proclaim established territory.
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It is far too warm for late December! I was warm in this, a quite festive ensemble. From top to bottom:
Plaid headband - little girls' section of Target
Cat print tunic w/ adorable fluttery sleeves - vintage 1970s, eBay
Vintage grey pinafore - eBay, years ago
Grey/red/floral argyle sweater tights - Kohl's on sale
Vintage black boots - eBay
Yes, I am an eBay addict!
Print detail can be found here: flickr.com/photos/valuska/332122836/
My Lati's shipped! And thats when the doll craving started. So I dug up my stuff and since I dont have my sewing stuff set up I decided to play around with face ups.
So the sleeping Ante was my first try, and the Gothish Coco was my second try. the eyelashes dont look so great in the shot because of the lighting, but I was soooo proud how fluttery I got them. I know I have A LOT of work to do on my technique )especially the eyebrows) so I figure I can just keep magic erasing them until I like what I see...
I hope you all enjoy them! Give me critiques! I was so happy about the iridescent gloss I put on the lips and eye lids...
... in the butterfly house at Birmingham botanical gardens...the butterflies were too fluttery and refused to land...so thought I'd concentrate on the flowers while I waited.
textures with thanks to Ruby blossom
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I know this looks summerlike but I just took it yesterday ;D
I just heard about this Group for Lupus Awareness please add your purple photos to the pool to raise money for Lupus-thanks!
Another of the awesome light displays at the Racine Zoo Lantern Festival.
Thank you for your comments and faves.
Oh I can't believe how big she is!!
makes my heart all fluttery to know I have the honor of being her mama.
;)
more images here as always:
www.youcantbeserious.com.au/blog/2011/06/14/my-baby-turne...
Tawny Coster (Acraea vialoe) (වියෝලා) Very common butterfly in low country and found all over the Island. Can be seen inscrubby grasslands, gardens. Dosal basking species. Flight is weak and fluttery. Host plant is Dal-batu (Passiflora foetida) and belongs Nymphalidae family. (Acraea vialoe) (වියෝලා) Very common butterfly in low country and found all over the Island. Can be seen inscrubby grasslands, gardens. Dosal basking species. Flight is weak and fluttery. Host plant is Dal-batu (Passiflora foetida) and belongs Nymphalidae family.
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Tawny Coster (Acraea vialoe) (වියෝලා) Very common butterfly in low country and found all over the Island. Can be seen inscrubby grasslands, gardens. Dosal basking species. Flight is weak and fluttery. Host plant is Dal-batu (Passiflora foetida) and belongs Nymphalidae family.
Friday morning saw a lot of activity among the population of broad-bodied chasers, Libellula depressa, in my garden pond. At one point I had five of them in various stages of emergence.
This is one of the other three dragons which I saw emerge at the same time. This one was a little more advanced. Shortly after I took the shot it made its maiden flight, narrowly escaping the clutches of a sparrow. When they first take flight they are rather slow and fluttery, and the sparrows are always waiting. Fortunately, all the ones I saw through to flight on Friday managed to avoid them.
Idea leuconoe - Paper Kite
Commonly known as the Paper Kite, Idea leuconoe are native to densely forested regions in South China, South Japan, Malaya, Java, Borneo, and the Philippines. These butterflies have weak, fluttery flight interspersed with gliding due to the high ratio of their wing-size to body-size. Their wings are generally a light yellow, brown, or off-white, with dark brown or black veins and spots.
Series taken as I watched a pair of the Monarchs doing territorial battle or courting, not sure which. :) Exposure way off but tried to save. Detail not the best and quite a bit of noise but saving anyway. :-) Not sure when or if I will get a chance at another encounter.
Hi I love redoing my land for autumn.
Schadenfreude Larger Fluttery Firefly Clusters
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Balderdash - Fallen Leaves - Amber - groundcover
Balderdash - Woolgathering Trees
Balderdash - Shambles shrub - Withered
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Psychomorpha epimenis, a fluttery, very small, very dark, very shaggy daylight-flying moth. Challenging to take a picture of. About the size of an average fingernail.
Of all the species of dragonflies and damselflies found around the seven ponds and several streams around the oak woodlands at the western base of Mt. Diablo, probably the first one you'll see is the Flame Skimmer. Probably the most aptly named, this marauder of the ponds is a flash or brilliant red which, fortunate for photographers, does land on reeds from which it watches over his territory. It looks for prey and a female with which to mate (the female is a light brown, quite a contrast to the male), and can launch itself and be at 30 mph (top speed 35 give or take) and is an effective hunter.
The second most numerous of the dragon and damsels is the Tuel Damselfly, and I'm bringing this up now because I was thinking of sharing my minimal collection (maybe 10 species of the known 3,000 worldwide) over the nest couple of weeks.
Adult dragonflies are characterized by large, multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong, transparent wings, sometimes with coloured patches, and an elongated body. Dragonflies can be mistaken for the related group, damselflies (Zygoptera), which are similar in structure, though usually lighter in build; however, the wings of most dragonflies are held flat and away from the body, while damselflies hold the wings folded at rest, along or above the abdomen. Dragonflies are agile fliers, while damselflies have a weaker, fluttery flight. Many dragonflies have brilliant iridescent or metallic colours produced by structural coloration, making them conspicuous in flight. An adult dragonfly's compound eyes have nearly 24,000 ommatidia each.
Loss of wetland habitat threatens dragonfly populations around the world. Dragonflies are represented in human culture on artifacts such as pottery, rock paintings, and Art Nouveau jewellery. They are used in traditional medicine in Japan and China, and caught for food in Indonesia. They are symbols of courage, strength, and happiness in Japan, but seen as sinister in European folklore. Their bright colours and agile flight are admired in the poetry of Lord Tennyson. (Wiki)
During our decade of drought, much of the wetlands, ponds, and streams dried up in the oak wood- and grasslands, and the loss of fresh water led to the diminishing dragonfly population until this year when water and prey are becoming more "normal" in numbers. Dragonflies MUST have fresh water to reproduce and hunt and continue it's 3 million year evolution!
All photos of all wildlife on this site were taken handheld.