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Blister beetle/Hycleus polymorphus


Blister beetle/Hycleus polymorphus
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Copyright: Marcello Romano (marcellr) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 208 W: 38 N: 1012] (3514)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-03
Categories: Insects
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
Exposure: f/3.6, 1/100 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-11-24 7:42
Viewed: 617
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
COLEOPTERA, MELOIDAE

Common Name. Blister beetle.

Blister beetle is a common name for members of family Meloidae (Order Coleoptera), whose adults are often found on flowers. They are soft bodied insects which are generally elongate (10-20 mm) and pronotum is usually narrower than the base of elytra. Elytra have very different colourful patterns which make their fast identification a hard task.
Meloids with about 3000 species in 120 genera are widespread throughout the world except for New Zealand and the Antarctic and their diversity is greatest in arid or semiarid regions. Some groups are phytophagous and feed on leaves and flowers of several families of plants, particularly Compositae, Astraceae, Leguminosae, Solanaceae and Umbliferae, whereas larval instars are parasite and feed on the provisions and immature stages of bees and the eggs of grasshoppers. Larvae of meloidae differ from those of most other Tenebrionoidea in lacking a mola and urogomphi. Larval development is hypermetamorphic with the various instars differing considerably in morphology and behaviour.
Family Meloidae is divided into two subfamilies: Meloinae and Nemognathinae.

Picture show Hycleus polymorphus (Pallas, 1771).

Length. 11-20 mm.

Diagnostic features. Anterior and middle black bands of elytra extending to outer border and along suture.

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Note in italiano

Questa specie è legata a pascoli per lo più xerici e a formazioni steppiche. Nell’Europa meridionale è soprattutto montana e vive tra 600 e 2000 m.
È una specie floricola e polifaga, nutrendosi di varie essenze, tra cui soprattutto Leguminose e Composite.
Si incontra nei mesi estivi, da luglio ad agosto.

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REFERENCES

Bologna M., (1991) – Fauna d’Italia, Coleoptera Meloidae. Edizioni Calderoni, Bologna.
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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1010 W: 285 N: 3341] (11046)
  • [2007-11-24 7:47]

Buongiorno Marcello,
perfect and well composed picture.
There is exact focus on the beetle.
Details are excelently sharp concerning the insect and the flower.
Pleasant natural colours and well balanced light.
Best wishes, Peter

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2613 W: 133 N: 7504] (23403)
  • [2007-11-24 7:50]

Ciao Marcello,
This is a fantastic macro of a Blister Beetle. The sharpness, colours, composition with the leguminous flower, bokeh Bg and colours are all of top quality.
Well done!
Grazie,
Ivan

Hello Marcello,

Great composition. Sharpness is excellent. Wonderful colours.
Well done,

Mariki

bonjour félications pour cette tres belle composition, des couleurs jolies et nettes et de tres bons détails
bravo, amitiès
edith

Ciao Marcello,
good size posting to enjoy the closeness of the beetle!
perfect sharpness, vivid colour and details
the exposure and focus is spot on!
very well done and thanks for the useful notes
ciao
Tony

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  • jesst Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 361 W: 0 N: 164] (2200)
  • [2007-11-24 8:56]

Wonderful macro with great detail and sharp

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1003 W: 6 N: 2707] (10057)
  • [2007-11-24 9:19]

perfetta come sempre,complimenti...mi ero accorto anche io che la mia libellula aveva appena fatto la cacca..le ho detto di pulirsi ma non ha voluto sentire ragioni..eheheh..ciao buona Domenica,Luciano

Ciao Marcello, vedi di metterci un po' di difetti e io che ti critico altrimenti?
Splendidi colori, grande composizione con il bel fiore, eccellenti dettagli etc etc, bravissimo, sei un MITO!
Ciao Silvio

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2042 W: 6 N: 2025] (13277)
  • [2007-11-25 0:14]

Hola Marcello,
espléndida macro y pov,
sensacionales detalles...
saludos

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1174 W: 0 N: 1980] (8393)
  • [2007-11-27 7:18]

Bonsoir Marcello,
Quelle activité tu déploies! Regardant tes dernières photos, celle-ci me semble particulirement belle. Tu as saisi ce coléoptère dans une belle pose et avec une netteté stupéfiante. Pas facile de faire un cliché aussi net. Un grand merci pour toutes tes contributions qui sont un enrichissement pour nous et TN.
Bonne soirée
Anne

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