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| The Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta (Nymphalidae) |
The Red Amiral's jet black upper wings are marked with bands of red and white spots, with a single blue spot at the base of each hindwing. The underside of the forewing has a similar pattern and colouring,however when resting this is often concealed by the more cryptic undersurface of the hindwing, which is marbled smoky Brown, bluish and black.The Red Admiral is found in almost any flowery habitat.
42 comments:
i like your title. :)
I didn't see him here already, Sonjia. Great you have spotted and photographed one. Great blog again. Greetings, Joke
Śliczny motyl i cudowne zdjęcia, a szczególnie pierwsze. Pozdrawiam.
Cute butterfly and wonderful pictures, especially the first one. Yours.
Fantastic photographs Sonija. We see him not earlier as July overhere.
Your camera brings lovely colours.
Have a wonderful evening.
pretty butterfly
Son muy lindas. Besitos.
The underside of the wings is so different from the top. Amazing!
Really sharp and nicely framed!
TexWisGirl
:=)Thank you Tex!
Joke (Jokes Camera)
Thank you Joke:) Gardening on
warm sunny days I see the lovely butterflies come into my garden. They are very fond of the Verónica shrub shown in the photo.
Giga
Thank you Giga:) This is one of my favourite butterflies I've only had two sightings this year,but hope to see more.
marijke
Thank you Marijke:)Here, the recent hot spell of good weather has brought out both the butterflies and dragonflies.Enjoy your week:)
Adam
I agree! One of the most colourful European butterflies.
Teresa
Thank you Teresa:)Have a good week:)
Stephanie
Hello Stephanie:)
The hind wings are completely different. The marbling effect is
natures way of camourflage.
Maria
Hi Maria! Thank you so much:) I will be over to see you as soon as I can.
majestic!!!!!
susan
Thank you Sue:) A commanding butterfly!!
Dazzling and stunning shots.
Hi Sonjia :-) Stunning photos of my favourite butterfly :-)
The dragonfly photos on the previous post were really beautiful too!
Just beautiful. Fullcolors.. Congrats and regards..
Querida Sonjia, me gusta mucho la serie de fotos de esta mariposa, puedo observar con detalle las pequeñas antenas :) Gracias por deleitarnos con tu arte.
Un cariñoso abrazo, Sonia.
ladyfi
Thank you for your very gererous comment:)
Thank you for your support for my blog. I hope my new UK wildlife stories will be of interest to you as well.
Extraordinary beauty, flights suspended in the air so colorful, you,dear Sonija, know as convey the beauty of your garden up to my heart. Wish I was there!
Warm hugs, Rita.
As always, these are some truly beautiful captures my friend. Happy Monday to you :)
ShySongbird
Thank you Jan:=) So sorry I'm late in replying, and I hate being late, but an old school friend is taking his vacation with us, and since his arrival blogging has been difficult. I will probably be taking a break for the next few weeks.
Take care:)
Optimistic Existentialist
Thankyou Keith:) So sorry I'm late in replying. Real life happy events
are making blogging a little difficult to do right now. See you when I can, as I really enjoy reading your latest museings:=)
Ana Minguez Corella
Thank you Ana, you are always so generous with your comments.
Not seen any butterflies so far this year and no bees either. There is a lot of talk about some forms of insecticides coupled with the loss of hedgerows being the cause. Are these subjects being discussed in Portugal?
LEN
Sonia Aguiar
Dear Sonia, sorry to be so late in replying to your lovely comment.:) An old school friend has been staying with us, and it has been a busy time. Thank ou so much for your visit, and I will visit you very soon
Hugs:=)
Rita Vaselli
Thank you Rita:=) It would be nice if we lived near enough for us to visit one another:) How lovely it would be to see you painting in my garden!:=)
Hugs and Kisses:)
Len
Poor weather conditions in all of Europe is the main cause for the few sightings of insects this year.
I look forward to your next post and I hope your summer is going well thus far :)
And you have photographed so well.
Bob Bushell
Thank you Bob:) It's good to see you here again, and it's good to be back blogging.:=)
I agree, that is definitely a rank butterfly!
Gorgeous pics, congrats!
Noushka
Thank you Noushka, lovely name by tne way, it sounds Russian:)
Je le vois de moins en moins ce papillon ici dans le SUD pourtant j'aime ses couleurs
bravo
Butterflies fascinate and what we see in your blog are beautiful. Kisses
France
Thank you:)I have also not seen as many this year as in previous years.
Mary Brown
Thank you Brown eyes:) They are so colourful, and I love to see them in my garden, although I have not seen many so far this year.
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