Colotis annae
The Scarlet Tip Butterfly, especially the male, is one of the most striking of its genus. Fully grown adults have a wingspan of up to 5.5cm, though this varies between the seasonal forms. Where their food plants (wormbushes Cadaba and bead-bean Maerua) are abundant Scarlet Tips may form large swarms, especially in late summer and autumn, though there are adults to be seen on the wing throughout the year. They’re often seen together with the Sulphur Orange Tip butterfly, flying similarly slowly and close to the ground and settling often. Scarlet tips inhabit a wide range of savanna vegetation types. In South Africa they’re found from the Eastern Cape through Kwazulu-Natal to Mpumalanga and Limpopo
Scarlet Tip
Scarlet Tip female
Scarlet Tip male
Scarlet Tip butterfly (female)
Scarlet Tip female
Scarlet Tip female
Scarlet Tip female
Scarlet Tip female
Scarlet Tip Butterfly
Scarlet Tip Butterfly
Scarlet Tip Butterfly
Scarlet Tip butterfly
Scarlet Tip butterfly
Scarlet Tip butterfly
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Nice shot in that last picture, Marilize! You caught it in mid flap of its wings.
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Thanks, Siobhan. It takes lots and lots of tries before you get one shot worth sharing. Thank goodness for digital photography!
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Pragtige ou skoenlappertjie Dries!
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Daar is darem maar soveel mooi om ons!
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Ag, dis nog ‘n ou mooi skoenlappertjie! Jy vang hulle mooi vas sommer so in vlug 😉.
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Dankbaar vir digitale fotografie – mens gooi dosyne fotos weg voor jy een kry wat die moeite werd is om te hou.
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Geduldige lang sit om die fyn goedjies te fotografeer!
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Eintlik lang stukke zig-zag agter skoenlappers aanloop terwyl ander besoekers mens aangaap en kopskud! 😀
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Absolutely stunning butterflies. Great shots!
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They really are, and thank you!
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Beautiful, the female is quite striking too.
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Really eye-catching butterflies these, Brian.
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You have become a dab hand at photographing butterflies!
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Thanks a lot, Anne!
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A strikingly attractive butterfly and that last shot is special because you don’t usually see the wings in that position.
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Thank goodness for digital photography – if I still were using expensive film I would never have attempted getting shots of butterflies in flight!
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Very good looking butterfly! Thanks, D. 🙂
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I thought so too, thanks H.J!
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Half aardig om te sien dat die vroulike spesies altyd maar vaal is in vergelyking met die manlikes. By mense is dit half andersom, vroue tof op terwyl manne ok maar net so-so kan wees.
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Fassinerend hoe dit uitwerk ne!
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Was vanoggend sommer in ‘n vreemde eie wêrels toe ek jou geantwoord het. Verskoon maar asb, was net vir my opvallend dat dit omgekeerd is met mensdom.
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Glad nie Ineke, ek dink jy het n baie geldige punt gemaak!
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