A silver-washed fritillary at...

A silver-washed fritillary at...

A silver-washed fritillary at the base of the Demut ascent. The latin name is Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia but is as meaningless as the English one to me. The German name "Kaisermantel" means "Emperor's Robe" and this is something I can deal with ;-) Sept 21st 2004
Gangolf Haub
on Nov 8, 2004 6:01 pm
Image ID: 77476

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rpc

rpc - Nov 8, 2004 6:54 pm - Voted 10/10

Wow Gangolf!!

That is a BEAUTIFUL shot!!!

Gangolf Haub

Gangolf Haub - Nov 9, 2004 7:42 am - Hasn't voted

Knock off the butterfly crap!

That's what Paul Klenke says about it :-))) Somehow I don't understand why my camera is so much better at macro shots than at mountain pictures. I still have some persuading to do...

livioz

livioz - Nov 10, 2004 3:25 am - Hasn't voted

That my expert colleague...

says to be a male....

Italian name: Arginnide dei ruscelli or Pafia

Gangolf Haub

Gangolf Haub - Nov 10, 2004 10:59 am - Hasn't voted

Italian name ?

Glad that you have an expert colleague who can determine the sex of butterflies. I'm impressed! Did he use a magnifying glas? <:o}



What does the Italian name "Arginnide dei ruscelli" mean?

hiltrud.liu

hiltrud.liu - Oct 30, 2006 9:30 pm - Voted 10/10

Nice

A very nice picture!
Cheers
Hiltrud

Cyrill

Cyrill - Nov 7, 2007 9:32 am - Voted 10/10

AAA

Very nice photo!

Gangolf Haub

Gangolf Haub - Nov 9, 2007 9:25 am - Hasn't voted

Re: AAA

... und sehr schwer zu fotografieren, weil die Kerlchen echt nicht stillsitzen können. Und weil sie ziemlich gross sind, sind sie mit ein, zwei Flügelschlägen ganz woanders.

stjepan

stjepan - Nov 9, 2007 3:00 pm - Hasn't voted

Incredible game..

of colours and light.Only nature could create such a view.Congratulations on the photo!

Gangolf Haub

Gangolf Haub - Nov 10, 2007 5:51 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Incredible game..

Thanks again. It's my only photo of this kind of butterfly. They are just soooo shy. This one wasn't and I was lucky the photo turned out so good.

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