| Subject: Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui |
| Date: 12 September 2003 |
| Locale: Eagan, Dakota
County, Minnesota |
| Photographer: Kendall W. Corbin |
| Comments: The under side of
the wings of this species, and many of its relatives, contrasts
sharply
with the upper side. In some species, the closed wings look
like a dead leaf; in other species there is the appearance of a
head with eye spots. In Painted Ladies, the eye
spots
may serve to distract potential predators, thereby making the butterflies
more difficult to catch. |
| |
| Camera: Olympus Camedia C-50
Zoom |
| Lens: Olympus 7.8-23.4mm telezoom/macro |
| Digital image setting was 2560x1920
pixels |
| Image converted to 600 dpi TIFF file
for archival. |
