Peace Valley Park

Sept 2, 2014

I Lost.

Rhogogaster viridis - Tenthredinidae

Male hoverfly Xanthogramma pedissequum doing it's territorial hovering. Natural light

Hoverfly feeding on hebe. Strong natural light

Coccinella septempunctata

Dragonfly

Digger wasp on the house wall. Focus stacked using zerene

This is a male, Common True Katydid Pterophylla camellifolia

Hornet mimicking hoverfly

Bee face

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Trichiotinus texanus. Adults feed on flower pollen. About 15 mm long. Slaughter Creek Greenbelt, Austin.

This picture was taken in Sinharaja Forest Reserve - Sri Lanka

Found this insect on my window, and my Macro lens was in getting repaired, so tried to get a clear shot with my 18-200

When the adults emerge from hibernation, they will survive on nectar and pollen but, will subsequently join their larvae in targeting their favourite diet, the aphid. Claims are made that one Lacewing can consume up to 600 aphids in its lifetime. In some parts of the world Lacewings have been used to biologically control aphid populations.

Speckled bush cricket nymph on berberis

banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens)

Fly - Stomorhina lunata on potentilla

Lincolnshire

One of my favourite butterflies - I always think the wings look like stained glass.

or have I been reading the wrong book?

Malaysia rainforest

....if there's a newly fallen tree in the jungle, chances are it'll bring down some interesting stuffs along with it.....

Much Hadam

Nikon D700 + Nikkor AFS-105mm + Nikon SB700 + Raynox 250 + Macro Diffuser

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Trichie fasciée / Bee Beetle / Penseelkever / Gebänderter Pinselkäfer / Scarabeo di ate / Zdobenec skvrnitý

Thank you everyone for your comments & Fav.!

Raynox DCR-250

Also known as Firecracker Skimmer. This is a worn male.

Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA.

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Photo primée et coup de coeur du jury aux Irisiades d'Auvers-sur-Oise.

J'ai passé un beau week-end d'expo dans 2 endroits différents dont les Irisiades à Auvers-sur-Oise où j'ai obtenu 1 prix avec cette photo sur le thème de "L'amour au jardin".

Week-end chargé mais combien enrichissant !!!