The judy of the forest

[Prajwal J Ullal]

ID: Double banded Judy (female?)

Stumbled upon this beauty, actually spotted by my colleague, the butterfly blended very well with the carpet of dried leaves and was hard to keep a trace on it once it flew off from one point to the other. The butterfly sat in its typical pose with its closed wings, though it seems partially closed due to the construction of its wings, and kept rotating in its position, generally by 180 degs, probably a defensive mechanism to evade or confuse the predators.

Though in general the Judy seemed very bland in its Dry Season From, on illuminating with the flash the beauty stood out in the brownish carpet.

EXIF:
Canon 550D
Canon 55-250 IS
F/7.1
Shutterspeed 1/100
ISO 400
Handheld, Internal flash fired

Location: Nagla trail, Mumbai, India

[Roshni Patel]

The way butterfly is captured with the leaf which seems to be a perfect match of the fly makes the image look stunning

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice. Agree its so nicely camouflaged with the leaves. Did you try another angle with it more parallel to the sensor? That would have helped to get the wings in focus. Please check the AF point, I think it is locked slightly infront on the leaf. Thanks for sharing.