Butterfly on a Red Passion flower! by kimariehere
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Hello all!
I felt this was a lucky capture cause first of all you don't see a BIG bright red passion flower everyday ( well maybey you do but I had never seen one ) and was lucky to get the butterfly on it -( not exactly sure what kind of it is..?)
...still, I have had this one on the back burner cause the grain and background was a tad distracting played with it today a little and its a bit better now..this is one of those I had to contort my body to get untill my back hurt LOL!!..., hope you like it !
* please view at full size for best viewing /result -thanks ! *
Thank you for all your time and comments !
Love to you all!
((( Big Hugs !)))
♥ ~kimmers !! :O)
Comments (74)
This image is akin to a a beautiful explosion of color and life. Excellent Kimmers.
I don't know much about butterflies but to me this looks like a moth???? Whatever it is is very cool looking!!!!! Striking contrast against the flower!!!! Excellent catch!!!!!
Sweeeeet! Now that is one kick-ass POV!!!! And the way the sunlight illuminates its wings....coooool! Amazing capture Kimmie, truly amazing! Well worth ruining your back over id say, LOL. Nah, nothings worth jeapordizing your health over...unless it involves bags and bags of M&Ms...mmmm....then ill do anything. Bla bla bla...i know, i should just quit huh? Okay then. Have a wonderful day! #:O)
Description 2-2 1/2" (51-64 mm). Wings scalloped and rounded except at drawn-out FW tip. Very variable. Usually warm brown above with light orange FW band and submarginal HW band, 2 red-orange bars in FW cell, and 4 eyespots (1 small and 1 large on FW, 2 nearly equal in size on HW), containing little if any reddish-purple in blue iris. Below, similar but lighter on FW, HW brownish to reddish with vague lines and minute eyespots. Similar Species Buckeye has white FW band, upper eyespot on HW larger than lower one, usually darker brown with some purplish in eyespots. Life Cycle Soft black caterpillar has small yellow and blue dots and 6 rows of branching bristles; light rings on body. Host plant in Florida and Antilles is black mangrove (Lippia). Flight Successive broods; year-round. Habitat Subtropical shorelines and open scrub. Range S. Texas, S. Florida, south through Mexico and West Indies to South America. Discussion For a long time the Mangrove Buckeye was confused with the Buckeye, and some still consider them the same species. But the 2 butterflies mingle in southern Florida and the West Indian species seems largely to replace the Buckeye in the Florida Keys, at least during the summer. I think this is correct. any rate a fabulous find and capture http://www.enature.com/home/
BRAVO!!! I"m forget me posting mine today! LOL! I couldn't even get a grasshopper to set still for me today! LOL!
Truly a magnificent capture... it is really stunning.
hahaha..... it is a bit of a freaky POV, it looks like he is looking right at you! Very nice shot indeed!!!
Amazing capture.
Great shot!
Beautifult picture erland
awesome saturated colors fit the scene perfectly!
Amazing capture... the colour is wonderfull !
Oh, gorgeous! I've never seen a red passion flower either. We just have the purplish ones here. Excellent capture of the moth as well!
I would agree with yesitis3 and say it was indeed a mangrove Buckeye the spots are less distinct but the flower just gets in the way for 100% ID but the two markings on each side at the top of the wings are the real sign this is the species.. Great you got so close, is the new Camera on yet!! ??
Well...Kimmers....that's just awesome!!! Quite a spectacle!!!! :o)b
Fantastic image, outstanding POV and wonderful colors. Looks really magnificent!!! Super!!!
Magnificent capture. Aloha
Beautiful capture! Great compo and colors!!! Bravo!!!
Brilliant shot Kimmers. It would be good to see a picture of you taking this!!!!! Mind your posture now.
Kim..this is so beautiful. Another gorgeous capture..Excellent work!!
Amazing colors and a gorgeous POV, very well done!
Gorgeous moth!! Wow what a shot! I know because I keep trying to get shots like this, and I can't...brilliant!!!
Beautiful color and composition.
Wonderful vivid colour :)
Stunning photo of an incredibly beautiful flower...I too have only seen purple ones, so nice to know there are others. The full view seems to show your beautifully detailed butterfly is actually a moth. Doesn't matter, it's an outstanding photo!
Beautifully done Kimmers. Excellent work as always.
Sigh...how? do ya do it...I see em[butterflys and moths] sittin' pretty and by the time I've even aimed they're gone...fabulous capture, the only really humane way to capture living things IMHO
Beautiful close up .Awesome shot love
Wow! Great point of view! It looks like you shrunk to six inches to take that picture! I'm also going to disagree with Cullen...It's not a buterfly it's a humming bird! LOL...Just kidding it's a moth.
Just Beautiful!!!!! Excellent composition and colors. Great frame work. It really accents the photo. +++