Lily Leaf Beetle

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Lily Leaf Beetle
Photo Information
Copyright: Adrian Szatewicz (aes_thor) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 121 W: 23 N: 306] (1262)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-10
Categories: Insects
Camera: FujiFilm FinePix S9600, Fujinon Zoom Lens 28-300 mm Eq.
Exposure: f/8, 1/100 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Insects' World, Insects in my garden [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-05-17 2:42
Viewed: 317
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hello!

Photograph taken last weekend in garden near my grandmother's house in Mragowo, Poland.
I remember these beetles since I was I child, always on garden flowers in the same place. I liked to catch them because they make strange noise when held in closed hand- but I never hurt any!:)

Some species information:

Classification:

Kingdom- Animalia (Animals)
Phylum- Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class- Insecta (Insects)
Order- Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder- Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily- Chrysomeloidea (Long-horned and Leaf Beetles)
Family- Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Subfamily- Criocerinae
Genus- Lilioceris
Species- lilii (Lily Leaf Beetle)


The red or scarlet lily beetle (Lilioceris lilii) is a leaf beetle that eats the stems, leaves, buds and flowers of lilies, fritillaries and other plants in the Liliaceae family. It only lays its eggs on Liliuim and Fritillaria species [1]. It is native to parts of Eurasia. It is known to have been introduced separately to Britain and Canada in the 1940s, possibly on imported lily bulbs. It is now a pest in most temperate climates where lilies are cultivated.

The larvae have orange-brown bodies and black heads. They carry their excrement on their backs in order to deter predators. Adults are bright scarlet in colour and 6–9 mm long.

When the adult beetles are threatened they emit a high pitched buzzing from their abdomen


Original picture taken in RAW format, ISO 200, with macro lens Raynox DCR-250

Thank You for any critiques!
Have a nice day!
ramthakur, jaycee, cicindela, zeca, PelinS, Hormon_Manyer has marked this note useful
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Quite a leggy Beetle, Adrian.
Good view from the side. The colour of the insect is pleasing to look at.
TFS
Ram

Hello Adrian,

Very nice picture of this lily leaf beetle. Excellent POV, perfect focus on the body. Excellent exposure and superb colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

Hi Adrian

Super shot with an amazing POV that works superbly. The antenae feels like it is going to poke through my screen !

Jai

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1675 W: 8 N: 4022] (13255)
  • [2008-05-17 10:08]

Hi Adrian,

What an interesting looking Beetle with the long legs. Excellent details and textures of the body, face, and antennae. Good colors - that red is really nice. His pose makes him look like a warrior.

Out of smiles - be back.

Jane

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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 971 W: 281 N: 3030] (10080)
  • [2008-05-17 13:02]

Hello Adrian,
gradation of brightness and light is peculiar here. In combination with the exact focus,
sufficient depth of field and pretty good sharpness, you achieve detail-richness even
in the dark parts of the beetle's surface and underside.
Point of view and general composition are well selected and attractive.
Best wishes, Peter

Hi Adrian

Excellent POV and great sharpness and details of this beetle.

Chris

Hello Adrian,

Very nice picture of this lily leaf beetle, good pov and BG.
Beautiful colours.

Gert

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  • cloud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 88 W: 54 N: 124] (1359)
  • [2008-05-18 4:49]

Witaj,
Wczoraj walczylem z tymi insektami na moich bialych liliach. Chociaz sympatycznie wygladaja ale lilie tego nie podzielaja. Bardzo dobre makro, super POV.
Pozdrawiam, Pawel.

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1687 W: 20 N: 4738] (15476)
  • [2008-05-18 8:56]

Hi Adrian,
Wonderful profile shot of this Lily Leaf Beetle with immaculate sharpness and colours. Nice pose captured and the green leaf as OOF BG looks marvellous. Perfect illumination of the subject. Excellent POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

Hi Adrian!
I'm just marking - I'll be back :)
R.

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  • zeca Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 371 W: 14 N: 529] (2789)
  • [2008-05-19 22:03]

Hello Adrian!
Its a nice capture! The sharpen details are amazing and you did a nice work capturing it all! Beautiful colours!
Cheers!
Zeca

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  • PelinS (87)
  • [2008-05-20 11:43]

Witaj Adrian! Widze ze tez masz fujis9600. milo mi ;-)
Swietne zblizenie, jeszcze do tej pory nie udalo mi sie zlapac zadnego owada na dluzej :-(
Pozdrawiam!

Hi Adrian, splendid bug with amazing details, wonderful colors and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hello Adrian,
Very nice shot with great sharpness and unusual POV. It is a beautiful insect but very voracious. Maybe your Grandmothed did not love them after the destroyed her lilies. It's happened to me last year in my little garden...
Best regards,
Catherine

Oh, what a great photo of this insect! Very effective minimalistic scene, with great color contrast and saturation. Also thanx for the interesting note.
Best regards, László

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