Julia Butterfly Elegance
by Karen Adams
Title
Julia Butterfly Elegance
Artist
Karen Adams
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Digital Prints - Photography
Description
If you live in the southern United States or in Central America, you may be lucky to see these in your daily life, but the rest of us have to go to exhibits to enjoy their beauty! I was visiting our Franklin Park Conservatory (Columbus, Ohio) "Butterflies and Blooms" annual show and just walking around looking high and low. Lucky for me, I happened to look up when I was about to walk under this overhanging scene. I love how the light makes this male Julia butterfly almost seem to glow! He did not sit there for long, which is a lesson you learn quickly at a butterfly exhibit: get a couple of shots quickly and then take time to look at them without the camera if they stay there!
Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia) can be found throughout the year in southern Florida and South Texas and have been found farther north in summer. Caterpillars love to feast on Passion-vines including Passiflora lutea in Texas. Adult Julia Butterflies feed from nectar of flowers including Lantana and Shepherd's Needle. The most common places to find these are Brazil north through Central America, Mexico, West Indies, peninsular Florida, and South Texas and occasionally straying north to eastern Nebraska.
I really appreciate you taking time to look at my artwork. Thank you so much!
I am very concerned with our environment and have decided to donate any money I make from any sales of this image to the ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND.....because the Earth needs a good lawyer! We all need to speak up and support efforts to protect our environment. We will not get a second chance!
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Special thanks to the administrators who featured this image on their group pages:
Macro Marvels
Groovy Butterflies
Bath and Spa Prints
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November 19th, 2017
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Comments (14)
Sharon W
Wow! Karen, such an incredibly amazing capture and image of this gorgeous beauty!! Posed to perfection for you, the composition and clarity is brilliant!
Marian Bell
Beautiful capture, Karen! I've been to a couple of butterfly gardens in the past...can be difficult to get this great shot! Nicely done! L/F
Anita Faye
Karen, truly elegant perched Julia! Featured on Groovy Butterflies Group! https://fineartamerica.com/groups/groovy-butterflies.html
Karen Adams
Thank you so much, Doug Norkum, for featuring my 'Julia Butterfly Elegance' on the Macro Marvels group page!