Tiny Cassius Blue by TwoPynts
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Description
Another week, another butterfly. Since summer is drawing to a close (man that was fast!) I thought I'd try and go through my butterfly photos before moving on to another series. This tiny specimen I found up at my in-law's house this past weekend. This was the only photo I was able to snap before it flitted away. There were many large and beautiful butterflies about, but alas, this was the only one I could manage to record. Please excuse the exhaustive ID below, but am proud of myself for being able to quicky dig up the information this morning so wanted to include it all. :) ----- CASSIUS BLUE Leptotes cassius Classification: Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Superclass Hexapoda (Hexapods) Class Insecta (Insects) Subclass Pterygota Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies) Family Lycaenidae (Gossamer Winged Butterflies) Subfamily Polyommatinae (Blues) Genus Leptotes Species cassius (Cassius Blue) Very common in the southern part of its range, the Cassius Blue flies in almost any sunny spot. Adults seem to prefer flowers of trees and shrubs. Although this species maintains northern populations during moderate weather, it still succumbs to frigid midwestern winters. description
Comments (33)
Very cool! KP
Sweet little butty
Yes Kort, summer has gone too fast. Only this morning there was fine layer frost on my windshield of the car. I see that this little guy was easier to identify than the swallowtail. They may be found in abundance in your area, but I find that out here in our area, I see fewer and fewer each year. Let us hope that in a decade or two, it will not be only a photograph we will be looking at to know what they were like. Have a wonderful week my friend.
Frost?? Another 90 humid one here. Anyway, great shot, this is such a wonderful series - you've the knack with these wee folk fer'sur.
Excellent dof on this one Kortalouche!! I love the compo and lighting too!!
Golda was right...a fine show here :]
Perfect dof and a wonderful pov
nicely done...
Lovely little creature. The little bit of backlighting on the left part of the leaf adds sparkle to the image. Well done.
Ciao Kort ! a perfect tittle for this sweet butty !!! A wonderful macro again, and this sort of butty is so cute ! That's right, the summer has gone... but every season has his charm. And in a few weeks, the forest will be a wonder of colors ! ;o)))))))) Have a great week !
A master piece! Hats off, man, I'm really impressed...
Fabulous macro! I love the whole feeling of scale! And the detail is very crisp! It looks like it's just about to take-off!
amazing shot, almost unreal.
excellent clear shot ! very very nice ! Bravo !
Another one of your fab. macro shot's, this is a cute little butty. Nicely done!
A fine capture :)
WOW... what a unique composition and a wonderfully crisp and clear shot! Bravo, Kort! v*****
Yeah, summer has passed too fast! We'd better move to the southern hemisphere the next 6 months! ;) Excellent work, Kort, love the spots and lines!
great capture Kort. Summer might be almost over for most of us, but in florida you have another two months of heat and humidity(and hurricane season). Sorry aboutthat.=)))
Now this is small.Such good detail however.Lit up in the front really has the good effect for my view.
Excellent image of this delicate little butty.
Excellent compo and a beautiful little butterfly. Very nice!
Hey! I see a face on his wings......Excellent shot. Aloha
Beautifully captured:):):).V
what an excellent unique compo... ;]
Impressive capture... love the compo !
wow, what a shot, excellent work!!!
Tiny little guy but you got him good...nice compo on this one Bra! Aloha!
Perfect lighting,dof and composition.You did an amazing job with this one Kort.He's beautiful,as is your pic.-M :)
amazing lighted scene and an enchanting butty! a wonderful capture with a great depth! ;o)