October Garden
by Nava Thompson
Title
October Garden
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This is a photo of a Buckeye Butterfly in my garden on a Marigold. At this time of year the garden is colorful with a variety of flowers and the butterflies are busy flying from one flower to another. This was made the first part of October in NW Arkansas.
Bold pattern of eyespots and white bars on the upper wing surface is distinctive in much of its range, though compare related species in the same genus. These are Mangrove Buckeye (Junonia evarete) and Tropical Buckeye (Junonia genoveva), formerly considered one species, and the Smoky Buckeye (Junonia evarete). The eyespots likely serve to startle or distract predators, especially young birds. The species has many flights throughout the year, with mostly northward migrations for the summer. Much of the northern United States is only colonized in the fall from southern populations. Some of the later broods move southwards in the fall. Common Buckeyes exhibit seasonal polyphenism, the summer version of the butterfly has light yellowish ventral wings and is called "linea". The Fall morph has pink ventral wings, and is called the "rosa" morph.
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October 2nd, 2012
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art feature! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive thread as well as any other thread in which it would fit!
Anita Faye
Truly glorious fall capture Nava! Featured on Groovy Butterflies! http://fineartamerica.com/groups/groovy-butterflies.html
Jean OKeeffe Macro Abundance Art
Congratulations on your feature with Greeting Cards For All Occasions!
Dawn Currie
Nava, Congratulations on your feature in Pure Nature Photography - celebrating the best of our natural world!
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