Wednesday, 14 December 2011

FFF4 - BUTTERFLY FEASTING ON LANTANA

Lantana is a genus of about 150 species of perennial flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. They are native to tropical regions of the Americas and Africa but exist as an introduced species in numerous areas, especially in the Australian-Pacific region. The genus includes both herbaceous plants and shrubs growing to 0.5–2 m (1.6–6.6 ft) tall. Their common names are shrub verbenas or lantanas. The generic name originated in Late Latin, where it refers to the unrelated Viburnum lantana. This is a Lantana camara in our garden, which this butterfly is finding particularly tempting.



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7 comments:

  1. Wenche15 December 2011 at 10:40

    Oh, how beautiful :0)

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  2. Gemma Wiseman15 December 2011 at 11:51

    Love the delicate, pretty colours of lantana! And the butterfly adds an extra magical touch!

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  3. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪16 December 2011 at 14:03

    You like Lantana, have you smelt it? In South East Asia, it is called Chicken shit flower. and it is true, It smells awful.

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  4. lotusleaf17 December 2011 at 17:39

    What a photo! You can almost see the fluttering of the butterfly's wings. They seem to love lantana flowers.

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  5. Penthe17 December 2011 at 19:44

    What a fantastic photo! The butterfly is beautiful, although I must admit that I don't like the smell of lantana plants.

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  6. Beatriz18 December 2011 at 08:07

    A marvel...

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  7. CameraCruise18 December 2011 at 11:36

    Beautiful photo!
    I don't remember if the wild flower is fragrant.

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