Irridescent Colors
Placed in the Top 10 in the Spread Those Wings Challenge in group “Just Butterflies” in August 2009
Featured in the group JPG Cast-Offs in July 2009
Marcella Daggerwing – Marpesia marcella has a distribution from Mexico to Peru. I found this one in a group of at least 12 near a lagoon in the Chicaque Natural Park just outside of Bogotá, Colombia.
Although it is found at all elevations from sea level to 2400m, and occurs in deciduous forest and degraded woodland as well as rainforest habitats, Marpesia marcella is primarily a cloudforest species, and is most abundant at elevations of about 1200-2000m.
This species is usually encountered as small groups of up to about 6 males, visiting wet sand or mud to imbibe mineral-laden moisture.
In hot weather they tend to constantly flit from spot to spot, fanning their wings, but occasionally settle for a while and feed while holding their wigs erect. In cooler or shady conditions they feed with wings outspread. (Taken from “Learnaboutbutterflies.com”)
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Lois Bryan
Oh BLAIR!!!!!!!!! He’s GORGEOUS!!!!!! Extraordinary colors!!!!! WOWOWOWOOW!!!!!
Blair Wainman replied
Thank you so much Lois!! I had just the best day today…can hardly wait to go back. They were so thick at one point I had them flying all around!! I learned one thing today though…i am not a focused photographer. I need to learn to discipline myself!
Scott d'Almeida
fantastic
Blair Wainman replied
Thanks Scott!
Teresa Zieba
Holeee, if I had a chance to see this one I would cry with joy. OMG, what a beauty. Spectacular work!!!
Blair Wainman replied
Thanks so much Teresa!! It was absolutely amazing!! It was one of those photographic moments, scratched and bleeding arm from plants and trees around, soaked and muddy feet and a sunburn but it was worth it! Lol!!
Hagen
Nice shot
Blair Wainman replied
Thanks!!
nicholphoto
Blair Wainman replied
Wow!! Thanks so much Bradley!! This made it all worth while!! Much appreciated!!
BarbaraManis
Beautiful work, Blair! I guess congratulations are in order! Now that didn’t take long!
Blair Wainman replied
Thanks Barbara!! Wow, it sure got featured quickly! Thanks for the congrats!!
yolanda
OMG what a great shot. Congrats on your feature too, well deserved :-)
Blair Wainman replied
Thank you so much Yolanda!!
TracyD
just beautiful Blair, nice work!
Blair Wainman replied
Thanks Tracy!!
Ruth Maginness
Great work Blair, fantastic colours !!
Blair Wainman replied
Thanks Ruth!! I appreciate the wonderful comments and the fave!!
tinnieopener
Nice work…..and congrats on the feature Mate!!!!
Blair Wainman replied
Thanks for the congrats!!
Deborah H. Benoit
What a beauty!!!! Fab capture and congrats on your feature too!!!
Blair Wainman replied
Thanks so much Deb, for your kind words and your congrats!!
loramae
Lovely winged creature! :O)
Blair Wainman replied
Thanks Loramae!!
shadyuk
Stunning Capture !
Blair Wainman replied
Thanks so much!!
Les Wazny
This is stunning! Those colours are amazing! great capture!
Blair Wainman replied
Thanks Les!! It is an amazing world here in the wilderness!!
RickF
Beautiful capture!
Blair Wainman replied
Thanks Rick!!
Al Bourassa
Lovely macro work Blair.
Blair Wainman replied
Thanks very much Al!! Much appreciated!!
brian pendrey
beautiful
Blair Wainman replied
Thanks Brian!!
Bluenorther
Blair this is a wonderful image. The colors of the butterfly are beautiful and everything is just so crisp and clear that it’s a pleasure to view.:>)) Leslie
Blair Wainman replied
Thank you so much Leslie!! The colors were truly amazing!
Diane Schuster
Wow! Gorgeous, so colorful! Dee
Blair Wainman replied
Thanks so much Dee!!
lorilee
So pretty!!!!! A lovely capture and interesting info as well!!!!
Blair Wainman replied
Thank you so much Lori!!
starikarp
beautiful colors, great capture!
Blair Wainman replied
Thank you so much!!
Rosy Kueng
BLAIR ON BEING FETURED WITH THIS WONDERFUL CAPTURE!!!!
Amazing shot and gorgeous details…such a beauty :))
thanks for the infos as well
Blair Wainman replied
Wow!! Thank you so much for your wonderful words!! You are so kind!!
sneha
aaawwww so pleasant!! beautifull!
Blair Wainman replied
Thank you so much!!
LYN EVANS
Wow this is fabulous Blair….gorgeous colours..a fave for me.
Blair Wainman replied
Thank you so much Lyn!!
Larry Trupp
My CONGRATULATIONS on this beauty Blair, just love the detailed colors here…very interesting read as well
Blair Wainman replied
Thanks Larry!! I appreciate your comments!!
Sharon Mau
It is an exotic beauty Blair, I love this perspective!
Blair Wainman replied
Thank you so much Sharon!!
robmac
Beautiful and a stunning capture Blair congratulations on the feature spot
Blair Wainman replied
Thank you so much for your congrats!
Suzanne Chouinard
This is a beautiful one. Great colors and nice sharpness.
Blair Wainman replied
Thanks Sucho!! Much appreciated!!
mcjance
Gorgeous, the pose is so unusual too
Blair Wainman replied
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment!!
Jennifer Potter
Absolutley AMAZING color and detail!!!!!!! You really nailed this one Blair. Great info. on this beauty too. Congrats. : )
Blair Wainman replied
Thank you Jennifer!! I really appreciate your kind words!!
Yool
Stunning shot great colors !!!!!
Blair Wainman replied
Thank you Yool!! Thanks too for the fave!!
Renee Dawson
This is outstanding Blair. The colors, detail and composition are all simply stunning!
Blair Wainman replied
Thank you so much Renee!!
Jan Cartwright
Gorgeous color and clarity – great shot!
Blair Wainman replied
Thank you Jan…I appreciate your kind words! Sorry for being so late!!
weskats
What a beauty! Those colors just pop out! Great capture Blair!
Blair Wainman replied
Thank you!! It was an incredible sight!!
Gary L. Suddath
great find and capture of these stunning colors of nature
Blair Wainman replied
Thanks Gary!!
Margaret Stock...
This is a magnificent specimen Blair! You have so many beautiful images in your gallery, you really must enjoy photographing your subjects when you are able to see so much beauty while doing so.
Blair Wainman replied
Thank you so much Margaret!! I feel so blessed to live in such a paradise of color and nature!!
Vickie Emms
What a beauty! Congratulations on your Top 10 placement in the Butterflies challenge Blair! Way to go!
Blair Wainman replied
Thank you so much Vickie!! Interesting challenge this one was…the winner had 9 votes…mine (in 5th place) had 7 votes!...7.5, 8, 8.5, 9! Maybe this is how it goes!
Sharon Mau
It is wonderful to see this beauty resting on the leaf. It is a beautiful image Blair!
Blair Wainman replied
Thank you so much Sharon!! I am so amazed at the variety of colors of these butterflies!!