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Il a une envergure de 40 Ã 48 mm.
Ce papillon présente un dimorphisme sexuel, le dessus du mâle est uniformément marron clair avec un ocelle noir centré de blanc à l'apex de l'aile antérieure, alors que la femelle présente une plage fauve plus ou moins étendue autour de cet ocelle. Le revers présente aux antérieures de couleur ocre bordé de beige foncé le même ocelle à l'apex, alors que les postérieures sont de couleur grisâtre à marron avec une bande plus ou moins orange chez la femelle.
Ses ailes sont ornées d'ocelles qui ont probablement un rôle contre la prédation
Blue tiger butterfly (Tirumala limniace)
The males have a brush at tip of the abdomen. They protrude it out and stroke the pouches of specialized scent scales on the hind wings to scatter the scent that attract the females. The eggs are laid on the tender buds or flower buds or the tips of the leaves.
I have no idea what kind of insect this is, but it was enjoying a visit on a daisy. Taken at the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge. With the Raynox in front of the 200-500.
Nysius is a genus of false chinch bugs in the family Lygaeidae
Nysius es un género de falsas chinches de la familia Lygaeidae
4-5 mm.
There are times I kneel down and study an insect for so long that I wonder what they are seeing as well. This bug-eyed beauty was quite willing to stay motionless for a prolonged period of time. I'm guessing I was quite mesmerizing! )
The not so local ladybugs ( they were imported from Asia) are moving into our house every year around late October early November. I love insects but not a big fan of having them all over the house ;-(
Here are some more information about them:
In portraiture crisp focus on the eyes is essential since they connect with the viewers and draw them into the frame. When it comes to eyes it's hard to beat the damselfly. Not only do they have incredible eyes, but they also have an interesting alien-like appearance that make them fun to shoot.
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This colourful character is happilly munching my buddleia but I cant be mad with such a gorgeous creature!
At first glance I assumed an insect was running up the wall...but on further examination, I could see something under those six legs. My macro lens gave me a better view of a crab spider being invited for lunch. I think this insect was a Spider Wasp...and here's more information about these critters...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_wasp