Glowing Butterfly
by Nava Thompson
Title
Glowing Butterfly
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A photo taken by Nava Jo Thompson of a Monarch butterfly on a lavender wildflower in NW Arkansas. ......The monarch�s wingspan ranges from 8.9�10.2 cm (3��4 in). The upper side of the wings is tawny-orange, the veins and margins are black, and in the margins are two series of small white spots. The fore wings also have a few orange spots near the tip. The underside is similar, but the tip of the fore wing and hind wing are yellow-brown instead of tawny-orange and the white spots are larger.....The male has a black patch of androconial scales on either hind wing (in some butterflies, these patches disperse pheromones, but are not known to do so in monarchs), and the black veins on its wing are narrower than the female�s. The male is also slightly larger......A color variation has been observed in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and the United States as early as the late 19th century. Named nivosus by lepidopterists, it is grayish-white in all areas of the wings that are normally orange. Generally, it is only about 1% or less of all monarchs, but has maintained populations as high as 10% on Oahu in Hawaii, possibly due to selective predation.....the monarch has six legs, but uses the four hindlegs as it carries its two front legs against its body.,,,,,The eggs are creamy white and later turn pale yellow. They are elongated and subconical, with about 23 longitudinal ridges and many fine traverse lines.[15] A single egg weighs about 0.46 mg (0.0071 gr), and measures about 1.2 mm (47 mils) high and 0.9 mm (35 mils) wide.,,,,,,The caterpillar is banded with yellow, black, and white stripes. The head is also striped with yellow and black. Two pairs of black filaments are seen, one pair on each end of the body. The caterpillar will reach a length of 5 cm ,,,,,,The chrysalis is blue-green with a band of black and gold on the end of the abdomen. Other gold spots occur on the thorax, the wing bases, and the eyes.,,,, Range and distributionIn North America, the monarch ranges from southern Canada to northern South America. It rarely strays to western Europe (rarely as far as Greece) from being transported by US ships or by flying there if weather and wind conditions are right. It has also been found in Bermuda, Hawaii, the Solomons, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Australia, New Guinea, Ceylon, India, the Azores, and the Canary Islands
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July 11th, 2012
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Comments (15)
Randy Rosenberger
Oh yes, memories of spring and summer! Very welcomed sight during the winter! What a fine piece of artwork for me to proudly display on our Featured Artwork section of our Homepage of our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group! Thanks for sharing! LIKED & FAVED Randy B. Rosenberger (WFS group administrator)
Nava Thompson replied:
Randy---yes---spring is in sight. Thank you very much for the feature in WFS---the nice comments and the lvf!
Nava Jo Thompson
Brooks---thank you very much for your generous and encouraging comments. I appreciate your observation of details--and appreciate your support!
Brooks Garten Hauschild
This Monarch really does glow, Nava Jo! Just a beautiful image, the colors playing off one another, the time of day and the way the light falls. Thank you so much for your detailed description[s] as well & attention to detail. I, for one, really appreciate it. F/v.
Rosanne Jordan
A Monarch on Asters! Great combination as the colors just stand out! i love butterflies and this is super! fav vtd
Nava Jo Thompson
Randy--I am having to play 'catch-up'--had some computer hang-ups. Thank you again for all the work, featuring my works and for this special promotion in WFS discussion group! :)
Nava Jo Thompson
Neal--thank you for featuring 'Glowing Butterfly' in Fine Art Wildflower Photography'.