My garden had a new visitor today! A male African Caper White butterfly...
He was only interested in the Bachelor's Button flowers. He didn't even land on any other flower...
Also known as Pioneer White, these butterflies have a wet-season form and a dry-season form. The two forms are quite distinct phenotypes (What an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment). This is the wet-season form...
The alternative phenotypes represent responses to the differences in behavior, environment and nature of predation. The wet season forms show prominent marginal patterns and colors which function in the deflection of attacks by vertebrate predators. In contrast, the dry season forms show very small or no spots and are wholly cryptic.
Binomial name: Belenois aurota
Family: Pieridae
Lovely.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteLovely captures.
ReplyDeleteYour butterfly puts mine to shame! It's the same type but oh your close up is wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to have such a beautiful visitor to your garden - your close up shots of him are stunning.
ReplyDeleteOutstanding photos.
ReplyDeleteA lovely specimen!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous entry! I have yet to capture the image of a butterfly this summer.
ReplyDeleteAmazing photos! Butterflies elude me!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos this week and an educational post.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful - I love the capture of it's blue eyes - amazing.
ReplyDeletebeautiful butterfly ... there are very hard to capture through the lens of the camera
ReplyDeleteStunning macro!
ReplyDeleteLovely crisp shots........
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What a great shot!
ReplyDeleteHave a good Blue Monday, Shiju.
Wow, fabulous macros!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous shots of the butterfly!
ReplyDeleteAwesome butterfly show. I love them but see very few around here.
ReplyDeleteWow! Absolutely fantastic pictures!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful captures of this beautiful butterfly!
ReplyDeleteYour butterfly photos are made even more dramatic by the Bachelor Button pink!
ReplyDeleteThat big blue eye is amazing. What beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteExquisite captures of such a beautiful butterfly!! Thanks for sharing the beauty, Shiju! Hope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful closeups!
ReplyDeletea handsome visitor. i just learned what that flower is called, thanks.
ReplyDeleteAmazing captures. I played too. Mine are here and here.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful capture!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteCool! I have not yet captured any butterflies. My daughter loves them.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful butterfly! Great photos!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful butterfly! Teresa from NanaHood
ReplyDeleteThese are some lovely shots!!!
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the eyes on these are so amazing and you captured the details so sharply, well done
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amazing shots.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! And I learned something, too. :)
ReplyDeleteIncredibly beautiful photos and informational also!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous.
ReplyDeleteLove Love Love
ReplyDeleteI love the way you have emphasised the pattern and beautiful colour combinations. Thank you for sharing on Mandarin Orange Monday:)
ReplyDeleteThe pictures are beautiful. The bright flower, and the yellow of the butterfly. It just turned out so well.
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Marvelous images! Not only do I love to look at flowers I also love to look at butterflies and the one you have here is spectacular! Thank you very much for sharing your photos with Today's Flowers.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beauty!
ReplyDeleteStunning photos! Butterflies not only are colorful but also so very delicate.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous macros and very interesting post. Thank you for sharing, have a great weekend!
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Gorgeous!!! I don't how people are able to catch butterflies in their photos! I haven't managed to capture any. And such a focus, colors and everything. This is pure perfection! Fantastic work!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing & have a beautiful day :)
Beautiful butterfly and lovely captures!
ReplyDeletegorgeous shots!!!
ReplyDeleteI am sincerely impressed!
ReplyDeleteabsolutely GORGEOUS!!!
ReplyDeleteso gorgeous I have a lot here also
ReplyDeleteGorgeous shots. Happy Critter Day!
ReplyDeleteI cannot believe that blue eye! amazing macros....
ReplyDeleteWonderful pictures of a beautiful butterfly
ReplyDeleteFantastic photos!
ReplyDeleteNádherné fotografie motýľov!
ReplyDeleteZdraví Daniela, moja fotografia je z blogu Projekt 365/2013.
Prájem krásny deň!
Lovely pictures!
ReplyDeleteYour butterfly shots are stunning. I love the pink flower in the shot to give it more pop.
ReplyDeleteThese are absolutely beautiful shots of butterfly!
ReplyDeleteExcellent shots of a very beautiful butterfly.
ReplyDeleteJust stunning! Love he blue/green eye detail.
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