Doing it in Style, Pt. 3 - _TNY_5909
The meadow cranesbill weevil (Zacladus geranii) has meadow cranesbill as well as other cranesbill species as their host plants.
This pair, which I found on Midsummer's day in the Paradiset nature reserve are in the process of securing the next gereration - on a cranesbill of course.
Part 1 (also at 3.7:1 magnification) here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/50089964806/
Part 2 (a two-exposure focus stack at 3.9:1 mag) here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/50401173098/
Doing it in Style, Pt. 3 - _TNY_5909
The meadow cranesbill weevil (Zacladus geranii) has meadow cranesbill as well as other cranesbill species as their host plants.
This pair, which I found on Midsummer's day in the Paradiset nature reserve are in the process of securing the next gereration - on a cranesbill of course.
Part 1 (also at 3.7:1 magnification) here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/50089964806/
Part 2 (a two-exposure focus stack at 3.9:1 mag) here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/50401173098/