Rusty-tipped Page Butterfly
by AnnaJo Vahle
Title
Rusty-tipped Page Butterfly
Artist
AnnaJo Vahle
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The first day that we went to the Butterfly Rainforest in Gainesville, Florida, was an overcast cloudy cool day. Most of the butterflies had their wings closed. Most of them were not flying around.
We returned the following day and had better luck. The sun was out and the weather much warmer. Many butterflies were floating and flitting about in and out of the sunlight.
This is the underside of one that I saw. It was on a pretty yellow flower. I ducked down low so that I could get it at this angle. I liked that it looked like it was holding a single flower bouquet. The yellow was so pretty agains the reddish brown of the underside of its wings.
Rusty-tipped Page (siproeta epaphus), also known as the Brown Siproeta. It is a new world butterfly that lives all year in tropical habitats. It has large wings, averaging 7.0—7.5 cm (2.8—3.0 inches.) They are black in the inner portion of the top surface and brown throughout the underside. Both surfaces have a bold white transverse stripe continuing across both wings. The outer portion of the forewings, beyond the white stripe is rusty orange in the widespread subspecies S epaphus epaphus. It is mostly or entirely black in the other two subspecies. S. epaphus is found throughout Central America. It is one of the most common butterflies there. Its range extends from southern North America to central south America. The range includes (though may not be limited to) south Texas. Sometimes it is rarely in southern New Mexico south through both eastern and western Mexico to the Guyana, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru.
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January 31st, 2015
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Gary F Richards
Spectacular Rusty-tipped Page Butterfly composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L voted
Gary F Richards
Outstanding Floral Butterfly composition, lighting, shading, lovely color and artwork! F/L voted
Sharon W
Wow! Crazy beautiful and amazing capture! Love this! Will miss my butterflies so much. Hard to say goodbye to summer.
Debra Lynch
Congratulations This wonderful image is being featured on the Home Page of TATONG Group! Thank you for your wonderful entries and participation in the group. Debra L/F/T
Reynold Jay
Love the chocolate coloring in this. Right on target for a gorgeous work of art. Annajop!!!!