Flutter Member
by Alana Thrower
Title
Flutter Member
Artist
Alana Thrower
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This lovely Painted Lady butterfly was part of a huge flutter that came through our area late last summer. The flutter was so large that it showed up on radar in Denver, Colorado! The Painted Lady migrates. It can cover 100 miles in a day at speeds up 30 MPH! Pretty amazing!!
Vanessa cardui is a well-known colourful butterfly, known as the painted lady, or formerly in North America as the cosmopolitan. Wikipedia
Lifespan: 12 months (From egg to death, In the wild)
Scientific name: Vanessa cardui
Wingspan: 1.6 – 2.9 in. (Adult)
Rank: Species
Higher classification: Painted ladies
This image has been FEATURED in the following groups:
Animal Photographs 06-16-2019
Bugs Bugs and more Bugs 06-18-2019
Whats New 06-18-2019
New FAA uploads 07-02-2019
Colorado Wildlife 07-23-2019
Artist News 08-01-2019
Wildlife ONE A DAY 08-14-2019
KINGDOM Animalia 08-30-2019
Everyday Wonder 09-04-2019
Art For Close Ups And Macro Happy and Friendly 09-24-2019
1000 Views on 1 Image 06-03-2023
10 Plus 06-09-2023
500 Views 06-12-2023
Your Very Best Photography 06-13-2023
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June 15th, 2019
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Comments (46)
Alana Thrower
Thank you so much Robert for featuring my photo in the group Your Very Best Photography!
Gary F Richards
Outstanding Flutter Member composition, lighting, shading, beautiful color and artwork! Congratulations on your very deserving features! F/L
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in Art For Close Ups And Macro Happy and Friendly:-)
Miroslava Jurcik
Congratulations, you work has been chosen for "Special Feature Gallery" in Kingdom Animalia !!!!! Please add your work to Special Feature Gallery discussion tap !!! l/f/t/fb
Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful photograph of a Painted Lady with great colors, clarity, framing, and composition, Alana! F/L
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