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| List: NorWest Leps Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 18:49:57 -0700 From: Paul Johnson via groups.io <pjpolliwog=<yahoo.com...> Subject: Re: [NorWestLeps] [TILS] Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) |
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--Apple-Mail-8B930C98-067A-4FBD-806F-E79474F72429 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset= =3Dutf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Agreed. The background vegetation= looks like the shadows were heavily lightened.<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr"></d= iv><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On May 25, 2023, at 18:41= , Norbert Kondla <<nkondla...>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div= ><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">I thi= nk the butterfly brightness and color saturation is an imaging artifact. I = have seen a lot of Nymphalis antiopa hyperborea alive and under bright sunl= ight. I have never seen one that looks like this one. Here are a couple of = pics of live hyperborea that are more consistent with what I see in nature:= <div>fresh summer bug: <a href=3D"https://flic.kr/p/2nGJVTU">https://f= lic.kr/p/2nGJVTU</a></div><div>hibernated spring bug: <a href=3D"https= ://flic.kr/p/2oyLLT7">https://flic.kr/p/2oyLLT7</a></div><div>Although hype= rborea does live in the northwestern portion of North America; it is presen= t across the northern part of our continent. Here is a little comparison gr= aphic, created with specimen images that are objectively (mathematically) c= orrect in terms of photographic exposure: <a href=3D"https://flic.kr/p= /QNyuFG">https://flic.kr/p/QNyuFG</a></div><div>Many additional Cloak image= s are available in my Mourning Cloak album on flickr:</div><div><a href=3D"= https://www.flickr.com/photos/118126948@N03/albums/72157642797352014">https= ://www.flickr.com/photos/118126948@N03/albums/72157642797352014</a><br></di= v></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr= ">On Thu, May 25, 2023 at 11:53=E2=80=AFAM Joe Morlan <<a href=3D"mailto= :<jmorlan...>"><jmorlan...></a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote c= lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px soli= d rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">20 May 2023. Emily Renzel Wetlands, Pa= lo Alto, CA, USA.<br> <br> This appears to be an extreme example of the northwestern subspecies "N. a.= <br> hyperboria" with a reddish cocoa color rather than the dark chocolate of<br= > those from eastern North America (N. a. lintnerii) or the almost black of<b= r> examples from Eurasia (N. a. antiopa). However the validity of these<br> subspecies remains uncertain. In England where this species is a migrant,<b= r> it is commonly known by the name "Camberwell Beauty."<br> <br> Reference:<br> <br> <a href=3D"https://leplog.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/mourning-cloak-variation= /" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://leplog.wordpress.com/2014/0= 3/17/mourning-cloak-variation/</a><br> <br> Stay well!<br> <br> -- <br> Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA<br> "It turns out we're very good at not seeing things" - Jack Hitt<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div><span class=3D"gmail_si= gnature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><d= iv dir=3D"ltr">Norbert Kondla<div>Calgary, Alberta, Canada (elevation= 1060 metres asl)</div><div><a href=3D"https://www.flickr.com/photos/118126= 948@N03/" target=3D"_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/118126948@N03/</a= ><br></div><div><br></div></div></div> </div></blockquote></body></html><br>-- <br>Paul G. Johnson<br />Paicines, = CA<br /><a href=3D"mailto:pjpolliwog@yahoo," target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noope= ner"><pjpolliwog...></a> <div width=3D"1" style=3D"color:white;clear:both">_._,_._,_</div> <hr> Groups.io Links:<p> =20 You receive all messages sent to this group. =20 =20 <p> <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://groups.io/g/NorWestLeps/message/11330"= >View/Reply Online (#11330)</a> | <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:<NorWestLeps...>?subject=3DRe:%2= 0Re%3A%20%5BNorWestLeps%5D%20%5BTILS%5D%20Mourning%20Cloak%20%28Nymphalis%2= 0antiopa%29">Reply To Group</a> =20 | <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:<pjpolliwog...>?subject=3DPr= ivate:%20Re:%20Re%3A%20%5BNorWestLeps%5D%20%5BTILS%5D%20Mourning%20Cloak%20= %28Nymphalis%20antiopa%29">Reply To Sender</a> =20 | <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://groups.io/mt/99142560/795800">Mute T= his Topic</a> | <a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/NorWestLeps/post">New Topic</a><br> <a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/NorWestLeps/editsub/795800">Your Subscriptio= n</a> | <a href=3D"mailto:NorWestLeps+<owner...>">Contact Group Owner</a> | <a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/NorWestLeps/leave/4559582/795800/778100922/x= yzzy">Unsubscribe</a> [<lists...>]<br> <div width=3D"1" style=3D"color:white;clear:both">_._,_._,_</div> --Apple-Mail-8B930C98-067A-4FBD-806F-E79474F72429-- |
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