Clipper

Thank you Robby!

Thnx for the invite Dutta. I will do that.

Hi Jemma, you should add this to the Butterflies of Singapore mission
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1912...

Muchas gracias. Vale la pena visitar el jardín de mariposas en el aeropuerto de Singapur.

Thank you Fyn and congratulations for becoming Ranger!!!!

Beautiful!

Thank you jopy.

Thanks jolly. These are photogenic and lay still.

Thanks AJ. i find the facts on this butterfly interesting!

Beautiful butterfly!! Great photo!

Parthenos sylvia was scientifically described in 1775 by Pieter Cramer, a Dutch merchant of Spanish wool with a great interest in butterflies. The common name, clipper, is an allusion to the species’ white wing patches that look like the multiple billowing sails on the mighty sailing trade ships of Cramer's day. The white patches are located on the clipper's forewings and stand out against a background that varies in color. The appearance of this Indo-Australian butterfly fluctuates across its broad geographic distribution. The wings may change in size and be blue, green, orange or brown, but the white patches remain unchanged in all of the 26 subspecies.

The clipper is one of the most photogenic butterfly species due not only to its beauty, but to the pose its members often strike. Clipper butterflies have a habit of resting or feeding on flower nectar open-winged for long periods of time. The sound and the flash of cameras pass by these models unnoticed, and not an antennae or wing flutters out of place.
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/olymp...

Sachindra, I am glad you liked my butterfly collection. Looks like you are a butterfly lover. We have several in PN, Bayuccaa, Daniel , Ashish etc.

Wow! stunning capture!

Thanks Env!!

Thank you so much Leanna!:))

So beautiful Emma :)

Beautiful, Thanks for sharing.

Thanks so much Jolly! Butterflies are good subjects!

Thanks Johan, I am honored!

Looks like a painting Hemma. Beautiful

Thanks, guys! :))

Thank you so much Dixie and Antonio! I am honored :))

Beautiful!

Wow Hemma,what a beauty,great capture,congrats and thanks for sharing