The Gatekeeper. by jayfar
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Description
This is the Gatekeeper butterfly (Pyronia tithonus) also known as Hedge Brown. The sexes are similar but the female lacks the dark scent patch seen here on the male forewing. The eye spots on the forewing usually has two pupils. The underside of the forewing is largely orange and the hindwing is yellow and brown with brown-ringed white spots. The butterfly is very fond of bramble blossom and Winter is passed as a caterpillar. Size 19mm. Please zoom for more detail.
Info from a Collins pocket book.
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Comments (35)
A beautiful macro.
Beautiful butterfly. But I love your quite impressionistic points, made with flowers and DOF use. Bravo
Very beautiful capture!!
Beautiful shot - the background sets off the butterfly perfectly...
Superb macro. Fantastic focus, details and DOF.
Great close-up
lovely shot Jeff
Very nice. I yet to get one of these.
Super pic, Jeff! It looks great on those daisies.
Brilliant done good close up.
superb macro Jeff and beautiful flutter-by
The Butterfly has such warm and beautiful colors.
Superb capture of this beauty.
Really great photo of the butterfly. I haven't seen any of these at the Butterfly Pavilion.
A lovely capture, and a very beautiful butterfly, Jeff. I believe I never saw this kind here, so thank you very much for sharing; it's an instant fave for me!
Superb composition and capture of the lovely butterfly! :)
Superb image! Just gorgeous.
Lovely pic. we went to the Field of dreams Yesterday. never saw you.
Really so well captured, a delightful photo
A cracking capture, my friend. I've only seen one butterfly, as opposed to a moth, this year. That was a couple of days ago, at Castle Ward, on the edge of Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland, yards from where they film part of the 'Game of Thrones' TV series. Back in Glasgow, today, the sun came out and stayed out. Somebody at the Met office must have made a mistake somewhere .. ;o) Warm regards, John.
Impressive capture. I'm always to slow...
Your art-work is so nice. I thank you for your masterpiece. 5+!
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
excellent shot!
A lovely capture of this beautiful little butterfly, the white daisies really set him off.
excellent shot and the fellow looks to be in perfect shape...no nasty predators nipped it's wings yet... chills and thrills
B E A U T Y
very lovely shot
A beautiful butterfly! Really good shot.. I've seen SO few this year I think due to the really bad and lengthy rain we've had.. Thanks for showing this mate! A beauty! Rob
We don't have these here, what a beauty! Great capture!