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Cloudless Sulphur

Cloudless Sulphur

Posted by Earnest (Oklahoma, United States) on 5 September 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

It's easy to see why this butterfly has the coloration and markings... This one, lit by the sun, is a perfect leaf mimic.

I hope you enjoyed the viewing... Have a great day!

Zygene from morlaix, France

Il est superbe ce papillon, on pourrait le confondre avec des feuilles.

5 Sep 2008 5:40am

@Zygene: Thank you!

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

wonderful, awesome, amazing…

5 Sep 2008 6:26am

Vink from Grasse - French riviera, France

Amazing green ! wonderful capture

5 Sep 2008 7:00am

Betty from New Jersey, United States

As the photo downloaded, I though it was a leaf! Fantastic light and colors, Earnest. Wonderful details, too!

5 Sep 2008 9:51am

Erik from Amersfoort, Netherlands

Great camouflage this butterfly has, great greens.

5 Sep 2008 9:52am

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

This is so wonderful, the butterfly with beautiful greens to match the leaves. It's wings illuminated by the sun makes this a great image.

5 Sep 2008 10:17am

@Observing: Thanks, Mike, I really appreciate this comment.

Marie-Hélène Ammor from Casablanca/Paris, Morocco

A butterfly chameleon?? Splendidly taken in this magnificent photo

5 Sep 2008 11:40am

Peter Miller from Lichfield, United Kingdom

Its wings look like they have been singed by the sun, very unusual and to top it a first class close up

5 Sep 2008 2:49pm

@Peter Miller: Thanks, Peter. Those are the "standard" markings for one of these butterflies which are normally yellow but this one was almost green....

Jean-Michel from Brussels, Belgium

Wonderfull colors and perfect sharpness for this very good close up !

5 Sep 2008 3:15pm

MJ from Delaware, United States

great colors and details.... great framing

5 Sep 2008 4:47pm

Cia from Kvänum, Sweden

Beautiful image! The butterfly is lovely

5 Sep 2008 7:10pm

Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada

If you couldn't see his little head and his wings didn't have that wonderful colorful lining you wouldn't be able to see him at all. Great capture.

5 Sep 2008 11:41pm

@Marion: I was really lucky to catch him with back lighting in the early morning.

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