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Common Redeye

Matapa aria

Description:

Red eyes are a feature of a large number of Hesperiinae genera from various parts of the world. All of these butterflies are either crepuscular, i.e. flying mainly at dawn and dusk; or are found in the depths of the forest where little sunlight penetrates even in the middle of the day. They therefore need particularly acute vision and high sensitivity in low light. In the eyes of all Hesperiidae the distance between the cones and rods, and the sensory cells behind them is greater than in other butterfly families. This allows more light to spill onto neighbouring rods, which increases resolution and sensitivity. In the case of the red-eyed genera the distance between the cones and rods is such that only certain wavelengths of light are reflected back to the observer. There are 8 Matapa species, all found in the Indo-Australian region. Matapa aria is the commonest and most widespread of these, being found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines.

Notes:

when i press the button it took off, so only manege to get one shot and here is the result!

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13 Comments

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thanks Eva and Maria !!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

very nice spotting and great information!

EvaSeifert
EvaSeifert 11 years ago

Love the description on the eyes. Nice shot!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thank you Mayra and Sergio !!

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

Beautiful as always, Nuwan. Congratulations.

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Great capture!!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thanks everyone, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 11 years ago

Looks like it's levitating via mind control. Fantastic shot.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

You pressed it the right time!

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Wow, great shot! Appropriately named as well.

ceherzog
ceherzog 11 years ago

That's great! Was the red eye obvious to your eye?

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thanks Sachin, that was a lucky shot :)

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

wow,, very nice capture,

NuwanChathuranga
Spotted by
NuwanChathuranga

Alawwa, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Jun 30, 2012
Submitted on Jun 30, 2012

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