Meadow Argus Butterfly is a photograph by Irfan Gillani which was uploaded on March 22nd, 2014.
Meadow Argus Butterfly
The Meadow Argus (Junonia villida) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, commonly found in Australia. It is also known as Albin's Hampstead Eye... more
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Meadow Argus Butterfly
Artist
Irfan Gillani
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Photograph
Description
The Meadow Argus (Junonia villida) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, commonly found in Australia. It is also known as Albin's Hampstead Eye in the United Kingdom, where it has occurred only as an accidental import.The Meadow Argus has two brownish wings, each covered with two distinctive black and blue eyespots as well as white and orange marks that appear on the edge of the wings. The eyespots are a defense mechanism that are not only used to frighten predators away, but also to confuse the predators into thinking that the eyespots are the target, allowing the butterfly to escape with only a small part of the wing being lost.
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March 22nd, 2014
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Comments (30)
Andy Crawford
Very nice, Irfan. I retweeted this image yesterday but I'm going to do my own sharing today. Love it.
Barbara Chichester
CONGRATULATIONS your outstanding artwork is FEATURED in the highly viewed Art Group: MOTIVATION MEDITATION INSPIRATION! From the hundreds of pieces of artwork received daily to review and choose from, your work has been chosen because of it's excellence!
Linda Cox
Beautiful work, Irfan. Get the feeling this butterfly's eyes are on me! Great photography and sharpness l,f,t,g+
Barbara Chichester
Irfan, your photography is beautiful, the capture of this gorgeous butterfly is stunning! Great work! shared
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