Friday 27 April 2012

Yellow Admiral

I have seen a New Zealand native Yellow Admiral, Kahu Kowhai (l. Vanessa itea (was Bassaris))many times here in New Zealand but I have never been able to get a photograph such as I managed today.  I had coffee with friends at The Mission View Gardens and when we arrived this splendid butterfly flew down beside me and posed.  The butterfly was collected on Cook's voyage in 1769.


6 comments:

  1. What a beautiful butterfly. And what a great photo! Kudos, GB.

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  2. That picture looks like straight out of a nature magazine! Wonderful!

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  3. A beautiful butterfly and fantastic photo GB.

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  4. It does remind of but is still different from the Red Admiral/Vanessa Atalanta that we have here. Beautiful. I see it's hurt its wing, poor thing... I'm always amazed how they manage to fly anyway.

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  5. Thanks all. I have to say that after trying for years I was fair chuffed.

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