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Liparus glabrirostris


Liparus glabrirostris
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Copyright: Marx Kol (Marx44) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 52 W: 71 N: 231] (1493)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-22
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 30 D, Canon EF 100 mm F2.8 Macro USM
Exposure: f/8, 1/80 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-05-25 6:58
Viewed: 275
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This wingless beetle reaches a size of 14-19 mm which makes it one of the biggest weevils in Europe. Its wingcovers are black with yellow blotches that may be partly eroded in some individuals. It is found on the stony slopes of medium-high to high mountains from the Pyrenees to the Alps and into the Carpathians, and in the north up to the middle of Germany. The beetles live on the leaves of bear's breech, coltsfoot and butterbur. The females lay their eggs in the root-stock of butterbur. The larvae eat holes in the root-stock and burrow into the ground before pupation.
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Hi Marx,

excellent POV, light, DOF, sharpness, background. You present the blackness of the beetle without technical problems. Your mastery of the flash is evident. Congratulations!

Best regards
Dietrich

Hi Marx,
Yes, quite a large weevil...Interesting note and great picture, really detailed and with an excellent exposure... TFS, Marta

Witam serdecznie!
Bardzo fajne makro chrzaszcza z rodziny Curculionidae, ale zdecydowanie nie jest to gatunek z rodzaju Liparius. Chrzaszcz, ktorego sfotografowales jest z cala pewnoscia mniejszy i zupelnie inaczej ubarwiony. Dla porownania zerknij tutaj gdzie znajduje sie gatunek, ktorego masz na mysli :)
Postaram sie cos wiecej o Twym gatunku podac jutro :)
Pozdrawiam,
Radek

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