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Judy Istock Butterfly Haven
at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Chicago, IL
May 2018
Canon FD glass mounted to Sony A7II via Metabones adapter.
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Doleschallia bisaltide australis over host groundcover Pseuderanthemum
Rotary Park rainforest, Lismore NSW AU
On one of the feeding station tables at the Stratford Butterfly Farm, Stratford upon Avon, UK.
From Wikipedia:
Kallima paralekta, commonly known as the Indian Leafwing or the Malayan Leafwing, is a species of brush-footed butterfly of the genus Kallima. Despite its common names, it is not found in India or Malaysia, but is endemic to Java and Sumatra of Indonesia. Like other members of its genus, it is remarkable for its strong resemblance to a dead leaf when its wings are folded. It was one of the species encountered by the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace in his travels in maritime Southeast Asia. It is mentioned in his famous 19th-century work The Malay Archipelago as one of the best examples of protective camouflage achieved through natural selection.
They are called brush-footed butterflies or four-footed butterflies, because they are known to stand on only four legs while the other two legs are curled up; in some species these forelegs have a brush-like set of hairs which gives this Nymphalidae family its other common name.
a leaf wing moth brooch. sterling silver body, nickel silver pierced filigree filled with resin, the orange of the wings is circuit board
Anaea andria. Common around Austin. With its wings folded it looks very much like a dead leaf, unless you see one backlit like this. The top of the wings are a bright orange-red.
Memphis, described by Jacob Hübner in 1819, is a Neotropical nymphalid butterfly genus in the subfamily Charaxinae.
There are 61 species in the genus. All are Neotropical and the undersides of the wings closely resemble dead leaves.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Charaxinae
Tribe: Anaeini
Genus: Memphis Hübner, [1819]
Species: M. moruus (Fabricius, 1775)
Binomial name: Memphis moruus
Doleschallia bisaltide, the autumn leaf, is a nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australasia. In Australia it is also known as the leafwing.
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
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Lochiel, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA.
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The habitats of this species are diverse, and include deciduous forest, rainforest and cloudforest, at elevations between sea level and about 1200m. It can be found along forest edges and wide sunny forest tracks, and along the banks of rivers and lagoons.
Tiger Leafwings feed at rotting fruit on the forest floor.
Species which are noxious to birds generally have bright aposematic warning colours on both wing surfaces, although the colours on the underside are usually less bright. On the other hand species that are palatable tend to rely on camouflage to protect them when they are at rest. These species typically have underside patterns that simulate dead leaves. In the case of Consul fabius the dead-leaf appearance is enhanced by the marbled pattern and jagged wing shape.
At the Spring's arrival the Autumn Fairy is prepared to leave until next year.
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Modelling: me.
Pics by my boyfriend (Viktor Pjnov).
Props and costume: me.
Marbled/Silver-studded Leafwing....(vlindertuin 'Artis"
Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 LD (IF) Macro
No Crop
Tiger Leafwing (Consul fabius), underside of wing. Compare this to the dorsal side shown in the adjacent photo. Taken at the Butterfly Rainforest, Florida Museum of Natural History.
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They look just like a dry leaf achieving one of the best camouflage through natural selection. Read more about this beautiful butterfly at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kallima_paralekta
While I didn't get a pure open wing shot, this one shows the bright orange color of the wing when spread or in flight. This one was puddling in a wash out area of a road that is little more than a goat path in the Ozark foothills of Arkansas.
The Autumn Leafwing is one of the most beautiful butterflies. When it's wings are lifted, they can resemble the shape of a pair of lips as demonstrated here :)
Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria).
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge.
Grayson County, Texas. 28 October 2018.
Nikon D500. Nikkor AF-S 300mm f4E ED PF VR + TC-14e III teleconverter.
(420mm) f/8 @ 1/1000 sec. ISO 800.
Sippin' on a dung heap.
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(Anaea andria). Deep East Texas.
I spotted this freshly emerged leafwing as it struggled to take its first flight in our back yard. The camouflage of the leafwings is truly remarkable, and I never would have seen it if I hadn't seen it flash the bright orange of the inside of its wings.
Hypna clytemnestra, common name Jazzy Leafwing, Marbled Leafwing or Silver-studded Leafwing, is a species of Neotropical butterflies belonging to the Nymphalidae family, Charaxinae subfamily.
Hypna clytemnestra is the largest member of Anaeini. This “leafwing butterfly” is quite uncommon. The uppersides of the forewings are black, with a few white spots on the margins and two large white transverse bands. The uppersides of the hindwings are mainly brown. The undersides mimic dead leaves, ranging from dark brown to whitish. Larvae feed on Croton floribundus (Euphorbiaceae), while adults feed on rotting fruits.