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Gonimbrasia zambesina (120 mm)
Place: South Africa, Kruger NP, Tamboti. 2014-03-03. Nikon D600, Micro-Nikkor 105mm/f2.8VR, flash Nikon SB-400 with diffusor, tripod.
ISO 100, f14, 1/40s
Perishability in a photograph is important in a picture. If a photograph looks perishable we say, "Gee, I'm glad I have that moment." ~John Loengard, "Pictures Under Discussion"
I've been so busy recently, I've not had time to even fire off the obligatory macro shot or two.. Here's one I grabbed the other week.
Il licenide dei gerani (Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898) è una piccola farfalla originaria dell’Africa meridionale (Sudafrica, Mozambico), che a causa dell'innalzamento della temperatura terrestre, e degli intensi scambi commerciali con i paesi africani, si è oramai spostata verso le latitudini settentrionali, giungendo, sulla penisola italiana.
Questa specie, che nelle zone di origine non causa danni particolari, in Europa è diventata un vero flagello per i gerani coltivati, appartenenti ai generi Pelargonium e Geranium.
È apparsa per la prima volta in Europa, e più precisamente in Spagna (isola di Maiorca) nel 1990 a seguito dell'importazione di gerani dal Sudafrica che contenevano uova o larve della specie, presenza segnalata da Eitschberger e Stamer (1990)[1] e confermata dal Servizio di Protezione dei Vegetali della Catalogna [2]. La C. marshalli si è poi riprodotta rapidamente invadendo prima le isole Baleari e poi la parte continentale della Spagna.
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The geranium bronze (Cacyreus marshalli) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
The wingspan is 15–23 mm for males and 18–27 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas, but usually from August to May in South Africa. At higher altitudes adults are on wing in December and January. It is brown with a fine black edge interlaced with white and a very thin tail. The underside is grey-brown with dark bands. The caterpillar feeds on cultivated Pelargonium geraniums, as well as on species of the related Geranium genus.
The species is native of South Africa. It has, however, been introduced (deliberately or accidentally) to Mediterranean Europe (initially the Balaeric Islands), where it has spread as a pest of cultivated Pelargonium geraniums, which also originate in South Africa. It was first recorded in the United Kingdom in Sussex in 1997 (also on geranium), and has been recorded several times since. In the UK, all sightings should be reported to DEFRA. It appeared in Malta on March/April 2007. The first location that established itself was at San Gwann but in a few months took all over the island. Recently it has also been spotted in Mġarr, Xagħra, Gozo and in Katerini.
The Small Tortoiseshell is definitely one of our prettiest butterflies, and this one feeding on some lavender in a garden in #Maynooth is particularly vibrant.
sekonyong-konyong dia nemplok di wooden horizontal blinds curtrainku, tepat di depan pc. ternyata kisi-kisi curtrain model begini memberikan efek backlight yang sangat bagus, diffuser yang sempurna. sehingga kupu-kupu hitam ini terlihat cukup jelas contour sayapnya.
The Small Tortoiseshelll butterfly was settling on a lilac colour Scabious elegantly. This is one of our most widespread butterflies.
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I haven't uploaded any thing to my Flickr page for months now, so I thought I should put up some photos I have taken at a recent visit to a butterfly farm.... Enjoy..