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Tag Archive 'butterfly'

the small copper

Posted by rocksea on 24 Aug 2006 | Tagged as: photography, prakriti

The Small Copper or the Common Copper, Lycaena phlaeas Family: Lycaenidae. After the peacock, herez a small, colorful butterfly.. it is widespread and common across Europe, Asia and North America.. The crimson fire like patterns at the edges of the hind wings add to its magnificence..maybe that is why it is known as beni shijimi in japanese as beni means red. A long shot and a close up is featured here,,
 
small-copper-butterfly-1 * The Small Copper or the Common Copper, Lycaena phlaeas Family: Lycaenidae. Known as beni shijimi. beni means red in japanese. Widespread and common across Europe, Asia and North America.. * The Small Copper or the Common Copper, Lycaena phlaeas Family: Lycaenidae. Known as beni shijimi. beni means red in japanese. Widespread and common across Europe, Asia and North America.. * 1024 x 766 * (268KB)
small-copper-butterfly-2 * The Small Copper or the Common Copper, Lycaena phlaeas Family: Lycaenidae. Known as beni shijimi. beni means red in japanese. Widespread and common across Europe, Asia and North America.. * The Small Copper or the Common Copper, Lycaena phlaeas Family: Lycaenidae. Known as beni shijimi. beni means red in japanese. Widespread and common across Europe, Asia and North America.. * 1024 x 766 * (174KB)beni shijimi
 
The small copper is featured on japanese stamps also:
 
 
 
 
Of lavenders and dragonflies..
a dragonfly of the genus sympetrum @ the Lavender fields of Furano
 
sympetrum-lavender * of lavenders and dragonflies.. a dragonfly of the genus sympetrum @ the Lavender fields of Furano * of lavenders and dragonflies.. a dragonfly of the genus sympetrum @ the Lavender fields of Furano * 1024 x 766 * (192KB)

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the peacock butterfly

Posted by rocksea on 03 Aug 2006 | Tagged as: photography, prakriti

2 pictures, 2 butterflies?? 
 
This is the peacock butterfly (peacock, with dull colors??!!). I first saw this one with the wings folded.. it looked dull but I thought I will take a shot and add it to the species list in my collection.. 
 
peacock-butterfly-1 * Peacock Butterfly. Inachis io Family Nymphalidae. Japanese name: Kujaku-cho. kujaku means peacock.The Peacock butterfly's wings are reddish-brown on top (previous picture) with distinctive false eye markings. The underside is dark brown to black.@ Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens * Peacock Butterfly. Inachis io Family Nymphalidae. Japanese name: Kujaku-cho. kujaku means butterfly.The Peacock butterfly's wings are reddish-brown on top (previous picture) with distinctive false eye markings. The underside is dark brown to black.@ Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens * 1024 x 766 * (201KB)
Then it opened its wings.. and lo! It’s the Peacock Butterfly. Inachis io Family Nymphalidae. Japanese name: Kujaku-cho. kujaku means peacock. The Peacock butterfly’s wings are reddish-brown on upperside with distinctive "false eye" markings, to distract birds and other predators. The underside is dark brown to black. Thus it has 2 defense mechanisms (the dull color is a good camouflage) whatever way it pose!
 
peacock-butterfly-3 * Peacock Butterfly. Inachis io Family Nymphalidae. Japanese name: Kujaku-cho. kujaku means peacock.The Peacock butterfly's wings are reddish-brown on top with distinctive false eye markings. The underside (next picture) is dark brown to black.@ Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens * Peacock Butterfly. Inachis io Family Nymphalidae. Japanese name: Kujaku-cho. kujaku means butterfly.The Peacock butterfly's wings are reddish-brown on top with distinctive false eye markings. The underside (next picture) is dark brown to black.@ Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens * 1024 x 766 * (228KB)
and whatz this!  itz the peacock butterfly on my shoulders. though itz blurred, i like this image cuz of the intimacy it showed,,
 
Peacock Butterfly on my shoulders. A blurred image, but I like it cuz of the intimacy it showed :)
@ Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens
 

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