Silverline

[Silverstreak]

Spindasis lohita senama (Long-Banded Silverline)


3rd August 2012 , Singapore
ISO800 1/200s F/8 , M Mode , Fill-flash, Handheld
Canon 1D3 + Tamron 180mm + EX580 II

Cheers!

[triplet1701]

Wonderful.

[Sideview]

Beautiful shot

[redlavita]

beautiful! thanks for sharing.

[irenecal]

Beautiful shot

[pmbillyk]

Great capture. The critter seems to have 2 heads!

[Silverstreak]

Thanks you all for the kind comments , I am glad find it enjoyable!!

pmbillyk ,

It is one of their strategy for survival , it resemble the head. When the butterfly landed it shuffle its hind wings, attracting predators' attention to its tail instead of its head. Going by the numbers I encountered with missing tails and part of hind wing, I think the strategy works well.

Cheers!

[noordin]

Wow! Superbly captured.

Looks a rare specie.

[Silverstreak]

Thanks Noordin !

Actually it is quite common in the coastal scrub land of west Malaysia.

Most people did not encounter or notice it , could be due to its small size and it is a high speed flyer.

Cheers!

[maxby]

Nice and sharp

[irenecal]

For a moment I thought you warn`t using flash.
Yep,ISO 800.