Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix moth

2010-07-19

7D + Tokina AT-X Pro D 100mm/ 2,8 macro

Taken in Madeira.

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Ichneumon wasp having a clean. Natural light

Calosoma scrutator. Apparently hunts caterpillars. This is one of the more colorful N. American beetles. It was moving pretty fast and I wanted to get a shot of the head and thorax, hence the bad angle.

Photo at McKinney Falls State Park, near Austin.

Watts wood, Lincolnshire

ventral view

This poor guy's wing was a little ragged, but he certainly posed nicely!

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Crocothemis servilia mariannae

Macro Shot of Insect

Lady bug on a leaf

I don't know what bee this is....if you do let me know.....lol

Canon 350D w/ Canon 80-200mm f4.5-5.6 II

me in the van shooting upwards

Saw this Comma basking in the sun.

Tephritid fly on ox-eye daisy plant. It eventually made it's way to a flower bud and having investigated it for a while...started ovipositing into the flower bud

Another from Penington flash. Derek help! dont know the name of this insect!!!

There are so many species of insects arround us. The more you observe the more you discover stunning creatures!

EOS 40D & EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

F3.5 | 100.0 mm | 1/180s | handled

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an azure damselfly rescued from the pond surface. Fairly recently hatched I think.

It was a insect day

insect and flower

Palm planthopper on one of the rhapis palms in our Brisbane garden. We have a few of these lovely insects at the moment. I have been wondering if the salmon-coloured ones (www.flickr.com/photos/58356728@N07/8371652306/) may be the last stage before they turn green, but haven't managed to find confirmation of this yet.

Drone fly hoverfly on potentilla. Natural light

Found in Dalarna, Sweden in the Storön nature reserve.

Another perspective here

pahang malaysia

Hôtel à insectes devant la mairie du Fidelaire

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On wild sunflower, fetching pollen.

Mango Longhorn Beetle

Pine ladybird eating a scale insect (45 mins after the first shot). Focus stacked using zerene.

Ichneumon wasp