Evening Brown Butterfly (Melanitis Leda Bankia) by stuart83
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Description
This butterfly I found inside last night, shots like this it would be good to have a macro lens
Wingspan : 80mm, winter colour form.
The Evening Brown butterflies can be seen flying in the bush during evening before complete darkness. They are common in Brisbane. In the day time they rest on the ground amongst dry leaves, and can hardly be seen unless disturbed. They become active in the late afternoon. During the day when we passing through dense vegetations, if there are some large brown insects flying away and rest a few meters away, most likely they are the Evening Brown butterflies.
The butterflies are brown in colour and looks like a dead leaf. The underside wings are marked with the eyespots pattern, which confuse the predators not to attack the butterfly body. This butterfly has two colour forms. In winter they have less eyespots pattern on the bottom side of their wings and darker in colour.
The butterflies lay their eggs on the leaf of tall grass, which is the food of their caterpillars. They feed on different types of grass, including Kangaroo Grass Themeda australis and rice plants. They are pest to the rice farmer.
The Evening Brown caterpillar body is green with white spots. There are a pair of dark red horns on its dark green head, and a pair of smaller green horns on its tail.
The Evening Brown caterpillar lives on the underneath of the grass and pupate there too. A few hours before pupating, it turn into a 'J' shape. The pupa is green in colour. It hangs by silk from the grass. They stay motionless as pupa for about 10 days, then the adult butterfly emerge from the pupa.
Thanks for looking,
Stuart
Comments (16)
rds
Great shot!!
erlandpil
Great picture erland
alhak
wonderful wing textures and eye in full zoom...excellent macro Stuart
ledwolorz
Perfect setup with all this shades of brown. Great photo! Just one silly question if You do not mind. Is this really a butterfly or a moth?
mairekas
Great macro! Perfect focus and light!
stuart83
I'm no expert on insects, I think moths are furrier and wing profile is different
shahlaa
Beautiful shot and I too was thinking the same thing as ledwolorz...it looks more like a moth because of the color....but I could be wrong as I'm no expert either...most insects I won't even venture near...LOL...excellent shot!
lilbiscuit
Beautiful details & excellent capture.
MrsLubner
Really a beautiful and detailed shot.
tizjezzme
This is such a pretty butterfly .....nice shot Stuart.
mps
Wonderful shot. It looks like a leaf.
shirell
Sensational! I love how the wings are resting on the surface. You don't see that much.
Cytisus
I love it !!!! any idea as to what butterfly?
Leeco
Very nice capture of what I think is a Butterfly. In fact, it resembles the "Goatweed Butterfly" which occurs through-out Eastern America. The wing shape and coloration is an attempt to mimic dead leaves. Thanks for sharing. Lee
Littlejock
Your details, colours and light is just perfect. Big Hugs
skyla824
NICE MACRO