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Sapphire and Amber


Sapphire and Amber
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Copyright: Lukasz Warcholinski (Kaszek) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 246 W: 58 N: 390] (1451)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-08-03
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 30 D, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 MkII, RAW ISO 400, Kenko ext. tubes 12+20+36mm
Exposure: f/16, 1/100 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-08-20 0:59
Viewed: 703
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Shining of this bug was really fascinating. Something like a neon or maybe watching gems ;)

Big thanks to Marie (mariki) for identification :)

Cereal leaf beetle (Oulema melanopus)
Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Criocerinae
Genus: Oulema
Species: Oulema melanopus

is an agricultural pest and biological control success story. The beetle is mostly blue-black in color, with an area of deep red just behind the head. The legs are dull orange. The most common host plants of the cereal leaf beetle are barley, oats, and wheat, but they are also found on rye, millet, rice, many types of wild grasses, and new corn shoots. The beetle has a history as a major crop pest in Europe, Asia, and parts of north Africa, but serious eradication efforts did not begin until the pest began to destroy oat fields in the United States in the 1960s. Insecticides were used without success, but when natural enemies of the beetle were discovered, imported, and released in affected fields, the cereal leaf beetle came under control.

The cereal leaf beetle overwinters in fields of wild grasses, and as the weather warms in the spring it enters cultivated fields and deposits eggs. The larvae emerge and cover themselves with their own excreta in order to mimic the droppings of birds or other insects. They usually appear as shiny, wet lumps adhered to the surface of leaves. They gorge on the plants, then drop off and pupate in the soil for about 3 weeks, emerging full-grown to continue feeding on the plants. Both adult and larva prefer young plant shoots or areas of new growth on established plants. Damage from cereal leaf beetle is apparent when the tips of leaves turn white and the leaves develop white stripes or slits where the beetle has consumed a strip. A field with extensive damage will look frosted or whitewashed.
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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2008-08-20 1:02]

Hello neighbor, Good shot and I agree with you the shining is superb. Lovely BG and like a studio picture. Someone will definitely get back to you. Lovely view and good composition. Ganesh

Hi, Lukasz,

great capture of a very interesting insect. you are right, its back looks like a neon / gem. haha, i think it also looks like the solar panels. thanks for sharing this beauty!

chrs,
Man Yee

Hello Lukasz,

Good composition. I like the POV. Excellent sharpness. Good lighting and superb colours. I have one in my archives that looks like your insect, I had identified it as a Oulema melanopus from the Chrysomelidae family. If I remember well there were lots of similar beetles, so I cannot confirm for the name of the species.
Cheers,
Mariki

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  • cloud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 71 N: 758] (4689)
  • [2008-08-20 2:28]

Witaj,
Bardzo dobry POV, swiatlo i te mieniace sie barwy. Swietne poazanie owada.
Pozdrawiam, Pawel

Excellent macro shot with great details,superb lighting and nice composition,
well done,
tfs

Witaj,
Sypiesz jak z rękawa tymi fantastycznymi zdjęciami :). Bardzo mi się podobają efekty Twojej pracy. Kolejne znakomite zdjęcie!!!
Pozdrawiam Małgosia

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2008-08-20 14:11]

Siema Kaszek!

Swietny zwierzak. Tak samo kolorowy jak moja niedawna osa. Zdjecie technicznie bardzo dobre, wszystko ostre i ladnie oswietlone. Czysciutka kompozycja.

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  • crs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 523 W: 0 N: 920] (3543)
  • [2008-08-20 21:23]

Hello Lukasz,

Well done close-up of this insect. You have chosen a good light rendering well colors. I like also the DOF which allowed you to render so well the surface of the insect.

Thank you for sharing,
Cristian

Hi Lukasz,
A nice capture of this beautiful beetle. Very well composed with sharp details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Witaj Łukasz,
Cudowne makro. Dobrze nasycone kolory. Doskonale widoczne szczegoly.
Gratuluje i pozdrawiam - Roma

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