Paper Kite On Frangipani is a photograph by Sandi OReilly which was uploaded on April 5th, 2014.
Paper Kite On Frangipani
This Paper Kite image was taken at Magic Wings Butterfly Garden at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC. It is a large room with all types... more
Title
Paper Kite On Frangipani
Artist
Sandi OReilly
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This Paper Kite image was taken at Magic Wings Butterfly Garden at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC. It is a large room with all types of butterflies in a garden at tropical temperatures and with all types of plants and flowers they can feed and rest on. This Paper Kite was one I was following to capture and the Frangipani flowers seemed to be the ones this one was the most attracted to. They are a striking contrast to the colorful flowers with their black and white wings tinted in pale shades of yellow toward their bodies.
The Paper Kite Butterfly only has two rather common colors, black and white, but is still an eye catching beauty. The way the light shines through the wings is just amazing, and if there are other colors around it looks a bit like stained glass. These beauties come from Malaysia and the Philippines and Southeast Asia in General. Their official name is Idea leuconoe and they are also known as white tree nymph, or rice paper. Some lepidopterists call this butterfly the Large Tree Nymph, to make the distinction from a similar colored smaller butterfly, the Ideopsis juventa or small wood nymph. Both of those butterflies are part of the brush footed butterflies, or family Nymphalidae.
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April 5th, 2014
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Comments (115)
Hanne Lore Koehler
Magnificent capture of this beautiful butterfly and blooms combination, Sandi! Fabulous colors! L/F/T/g+
Sandi OReilly
Terry, thank you very much for your wonderful comment and Like/Fave, blessings to you!!