Orange Tiger
by Eva Lechner
Title
Orange Tiger
Artist
Eva Lechner
Medium
Photograph - Photograph-fine Art
Description
Dryadula is a monotypic genus of the butterfly family Nymphalidae. Its single species, Dryadula phaetusa, known as the banded orange heliconian, banded orange, or orange tiger, is native from Brazil to central Mexico, and in summer can be found rarely as far north as central Florida. Its wingspan ranges from 86 to 89 mm, and it is colored a bright orange with thick black stripes in males and a duller orange with fuzzier black stripes in females.
It feeds primarily on the nectar of flowers and on bird droppings; its caterpillar feeds on passion vines including Passiflora tetrastylis. It is generally found in lowland tropical fields and valleys.
Original macro fine art photography by Eva Lechner
3rd place in the Contest Butterfly on a Flower - Color Photography -February 2020
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July 23rd, 2017
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Comments (9)
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Eva – your stunning scene has been selected as a Group Admin’s Pick from the Go Take a Hike Photography Group’s (most recent) Butterflies on Flowers photo contest! It has been placed in the Special Recognition thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Marilyn DeBlock
Beautiful capture! Congrats on being a "top finisher" in the Go Take a Hike contest for Butterflies on Flowers!
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Eva - this stunning image was a top finisher among group members in the Go Take a Hike Photography Group’s Butterflies on Flowers contest! It has been added to the Contest Winners thread in the group discussion board for archive.
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