Nel giardino del vicino by mariogiannecchini

Photography • Macro • posted on Nov 10, 2010

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Charaxes Jasius: la farfalla del Corbezzolo La Charaxes Jasius è una farfalla di origine tropicale, unica Nymphalidae del genere Charaxes vivente in Italia. Si tratta di un insetto Ninfalide che può raggiungere gli 80 mm. di apertura alare. Come detto, la farfalla vive alle nostre latitudini nella macchia mediterranea lungo la fascia costiera, contraddistinta dalla abbondante presenza della pianta del Corbezzolo. The Charaxes Jasius is a butterfly of tropical origin, only the genus Charaxes Nymphalidae living in Italy. This is a bug NYMPHALIDS that can reach 80 mm. wingspan. As mentioned, the butterfly lives in our latitudes in the Mediterranean along the coast, marked by the abundant presence of the strawberry plant. The butterfly has two generations per year. The first in May / June and the second in August / September, so that some samples can be identified until November. The female flies from leaf to leaf to lay their eggs, not more than 4-5 per plant. The egg that is placed on the upper leaf, is around 1.5 mm. and yellow. After an incubation period of about 10 days, we are witnessing a change in color of the egg before its hatched. The caterpillar that emerges is recognizable by a shell four-point over his head. It feeds on the remains of the egg first, before moving permanently near the stem of another leaf. The winter is spent in the state of caterpillars on the foliage of citrus fruit or evergreen shrubs of Arbutus. The caterpillar moves its leaves only in the evening to eat. Once finished your meal is immediately returned to its leaf along the same route. The flowering lasts about one month in summer and 5-6 months in winter. After this period, the caterpillar hangs from a branch in a vertical position and curving hook. After a day trasmorma a green pupa. After 1 month of metamorphosis, the pupa becomes transparent and open letting out the butterfly. It remains motionless for approximately 1 hour before first flight. http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbutus_unedo Per chi non conosce il corbezzolo ecco un link per vedere di cosa si tratta For those unfamiliar with the strawberry tree here is a link to see what it is Good day and good weekend Thanks for the comments and the favourites of previous image

Comments (40)

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renecyberdoc

1:15AM | Wed, 10 November 2010

excellente mi amigo.

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MaraP

1:28AM | Wed, 10 November 2010

Amazing details and image!

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PSDuck

2:04AM | Wed, 10 November 2010

Beautiful photograph! Thanks for telling me about the butterfly.

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wysiwig

2:31AM | Wed, 10 November 2010

Superb image with outstanding clarity! They look like they are hiding from each other. Gorgeous butterfly. Well done! Spettacolari immagini con una chiarezza eccezionale! Sembrano si nascondono gli uni dagli altri. Magnifico farfalla. Ben fatto!

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flora-crassella

2:38AM | Wed, 10 November 2010

what a wonderful scene! A very beautiful butterfly!!!!! FANTASTIC picture!!!!!

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jayfar

2:48AM | Wed, 10 November 2010

Beautiful image and information Mario.

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rainbows

2:53AM | Wed, 10 November 2010

and still you have butterflies! So rare for this time of the year, a beautiful capture, dear Mario.Hugs for all day, Di. xx

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Juliette.Gribnau

3:07AM | Wed, 10 November 2010

great shot ( love the fly !), and clear info ( I like that)

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bimm3d

3:10AM | Wed, 10 November 2010

wonderful photo!!

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erlandpil

3:20AM | Wed, 10 November 2010

Beautiful image erland

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durleybeachbum

3:38AM | Wed, 10 November 2010

So very interesting, Mario! If we had these visiting the UK I would have kept my strawberry trees, which became a nuisance! A superb photo.

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lior

3:48AM | Wed, 10 November 2010

Amazing macro

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sergio6

3:59AM | Wed, 10 November 2010

This is a very nice capture: good clarity and well composed.

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RodolfoCiminelli

4:29AM | Wed, 10 November 2010

Superfoto il mio amico, fantastica ripresa il mio amico.....!!!! Complimento......!!! #:O)

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helanker

4:40AM | Wed, 10 November 2010

WHat a wonderful shot. I like it very much with the fantastic butterfly against the blue sky. Thanks for the interesting info too. :-)

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Rhanagaz

5:50AM | Wed, 10 November 2010

Great and beautiful capture! ;o)

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DananJaya_Chef

6:18AM | Wed, 10 November 2010

Your macro always wonderful, excellent shot my friend.

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mgtcs

6:30AM | Wed, 10 November 2010

Wonderful shot and timing my friend, congratulations!

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jophoto

7:12AM | Wed, 10 November 2010

I like the picture and the information on the subject. Great!

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Wolfmanw

7:20AM | Wed, 10 November 2010

Fantastic Macro capture and clarity

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magnus073

8:06AM | Wed, 10 November 2010

Mario, questa è una splendida foto il mio amico. Hai sempre riescono a catturare tutti i dettagli e la bellezza intorno a noi nelle tue foto. Questa farfalla è bella, e questa foto mostra tutti i suoi colori. Grazie per aver fornito la storia anche

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