Metamorphosis
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I haven’t bothered you since the beginning of the lockdown in France (March 17) with my little " Diablotin de Provence" (Empusa larva). But it was present (at least since October 13) almost always on the same place, in a blanket flower plant of my garden. For a week, I couldn’t spot him, but it wasn’t the first time it happened.
May 9, 5:40 pm:
This afternoon, I discovered on this place this beautiful empusa imago with a straight abdomen covered with wings.
This rainy afternoon does not give favorable lighting conditions, especially since this small insect, once become imago, is more fierce than before and sinks deeply into the heart of the plant, making the automatic focusing system inoperative...
I hope the sun will be back before it flight away far from its flower blanket!!!
Since it hasn't any ‘feather’ type antennae, it's a female imago.
Metamorphosis
DSC_3422
I haven’t bothered you since the beginning of the lockdown in France (March 17) with my little " Diablotin de Provence" (Empusa larva). But it was present (at least since October 13) almost always on the same place, in a blanket flower plant of my garden. For a week, I couldn’t spot him, but it wasn’t the first time it happened.
May 9, 5:40 pm:
This afternoon, I discovered on this place this beautiful empusa imago with a straight abdomen covered with wings.
This rainy afternoon does not give favorable lighting conditions, especially since this small insect, once become imago, is more fierce than before and sinks deeply into the heart of the plant, making the automatic focusing system inoperative...
I hope the sun will be back before it flight away far from its flower blanket!!!
Since it hasn't any ‘feather’ type antennae, it's a female imago.