A Painted Lady

by paulgee20

Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui) - Migrant to UK
The lifecycle of a Painted Lady Butterfly has four stages and takes approximately 21 days. But what happens in 21 days is a complete makeover! From an egg laid on a leaf, to hatching as a tiny caterpillar that grows, eats and grows then wraps itself into a chrysalis and finally emerges as a butterfly that dries its wings in the sun and then flys away. Lets hope we get another mass of them this year.
Uploaded07/04/2011 - 10:08
CategoryWildlife / Nature
Shutter Speed1/320
Aperturef/6.3
LensN/A
ISO200
Focal Length250mm
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autumnlight
Posted 07/04/2011 - 13:22 Link
Lovely shot of a beautiful butterfly.
GIULIO57
Posted 07/04/2011 - 19:06 Link
Beautiful
PPG
szgabor
Posted 09/04/2011 - 01:00 Link
Lovely composition.
Regards,
Gábor
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