According to the Online Encyclopedia, the Blue Pansy (Junoniya orithya wallacei) maintains its territory by driving away other butterflies that enters the area.
This explains why there have been many butterflies fluttering by but they don't stop and pose at the flowers for me.
I had thought it was the praying mantes that have been frightening them away.
Well, who knows, there could be many reasons why butterflies keep playing hide and seek with me.
Notice the blue in its wings changes to purple from an angle?
The blue pansy's wings are kind of torn and tattered.
Has the praying mantis above been nibbling them off?
Has the praying mantis above been nibbling them off?
These are beautiful captures! We've been slow to see many butterflies this season. Maybe it's just too dry. Interesting how they are still able to fly so well with tattered wings...
ReplyDeleteWow, and when it closes its wings, they are brown! So much like the Blue Morph butterfly of Central America, which I had so much trouble photographing.
ReplyDeleteThe Blue Pansy is beautiful.
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Your Blue Pansy is a pretty fellow. I read where many butterflies are territorial and will drive off competitors. Maybe your Blue Pansy did battle and this is the battle wounds. I always found this a bit humorous that they actually drive each other off. They do not look or seem likely to be combative.
ReplyDeletereally beautiful sooc shots!! :)
ReplyDeleteI love how butterflies wings can be totally different on the outside from what they look like on the inside! I've never heard of blue pansies. I thought this post was about a flower and was wondering how you'd gotten it to grow in such a tropical spot!! :o)
ReplyDeleteIt is quite contradictory:
ReplyDeleteI take pictures of Cycad Blue, but cycad plants have then been their victims.
poor butterfly, very lovely but combative, but i haven't seen it here yet. I am glad you did not put it for Kiasu, as i wont have some to post. Maybe next time i will post those i took at KL Butterfly Garden few years ago!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful butterfly and pretty flower. I love the different colors.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful photographs and a fascinating post...
ReplyDeleteLovely and great shots, such a wonderful design pity cant see the purple.
ReplyDeleteThe tiny white and yellow butterflies in my garden are too active and alert for me to snap photos! You have lovely butterflies in your garden One and they are so readily pose for your camera.
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ReplyDeleteThese photos are wonderful! The blue pansy is the only butterfly (among the pansies)I have not seen. It's very beautiful and I love the way you've caught the angles and the colours.
ReplyDeleteinteresting photos. loved those butterflies.
ReplyDeletegreat capture on the butterflies:) woot!
ReplyDeleteNow that is one little beauty especially when it opens its wings with a very apt name aswell. Last year I noticed some of the wings of our butterflies had notches taken out of them aswell though I don't know the reason.
ReplyDeleteRegards my long exposure shot - I'm not so sure what type of camera you have but if you have a fireworks setting and choose the longest time the shutter opens for you could use that. As long as you have the camera on something still or on a tripod the images would come out sharp. I got my youngest to also come in and shake the light alittle to give it more movement hence the lights look like ribbons.
Interesting they change colours in different angle. I have pansy but the flower not butterfly;-).
ReplyDeleteGorgeous little flutterfy!
ReplyDeleteOoh lovely capture of that cute butterfly! By the way, am your new fan. Am now following your blog. Please feel free to follow mine! Thanks! *hugs*
ReplyDeleteVery pretty!!
ReplyDeleteLovely butterflies - the first pic is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteVery nice!
ReplyDeleteButterflies and flowers, two of my favourite things
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Terrific captures for today. I had no idea that butterflies may be territorial! It's good to learn something new.
ReplyDeleteThe mantis and the butterfly makes an odd couple. While pansy is having dinner on the yellow cosmos, mantis is daydreaming or sunbathing.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen this butterfly; probably we don't have them in this part of the world. But it is stunning! As always, your photos are superb.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots! This is a very beautiful butterfly :)
ReplyDeleteLovely photos as always Onezz
ReplyDeletethis butterfly is beautiful! fabulous series of shots.
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Stunning photos!
ReplyDeleteWhat a awseome photos, love the butterfly ;o)
ReplyDeleteVery pretty. Nice shots. It seems amazing they can fly at all, even more so with tattered wings.
ReplyDeletenice photos.
ReplyDeleteStunning pictures. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty. I will welcome them, if they don't lay eggs- my gardenia is going to botak lor.
ReplyDeleteI thought your post is of the pansy flower!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful butterfly, gorgeous colour. "Your" butterflies are much prettier than the ones at National Science Centre! And really limited varieties too at NCS! Ever thought of starting a butterfly garden, right in Onenezz? I'll book the first tickets! :)
Lovely shots!
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Very nice.... Last week one banana plant was the home of many large green caterpillars.... I let them have their meal. I wonder if they are of Pancy clan...
ReplyDeleteLove your butterfly pictures. You have such different ones than the ones we have. They seem quite exotic.
ReplyDeletebeautiful as always
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting that something so pretty could be aggressive enough to drive away all other butterflies.
ReplyDeleteThese are very nice shots, by the way. The butterflies' wings look so satiny.
I do love your butterfly shots!
ReplyDeleteAs always, you've posted beautiful pictures. I love the butterfly shots!
ReplyDeleteAwesome captures! What a beauty to behold!
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