Zygaena lonicerae (rare)

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• hansh (2011)
• [2006-07-24 7:09]

Hello Gert.
A great close up with a very beautiful combination of colors. Sharpness is very good and i like the POV you choose. TFS.
Gr. Hans

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• goutham_ramesh (8745)
• [2006-07-24 8:45]

Hi Gert,
A very nice picture of this beautiful insect. I like the colors, composition , DOF and the exposure and a very good note too
TFS
Goutham

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• ramthakur (25076)
• [2006-07-24 9:03]

A rich feast of colours in this composition of insect and flower, Gert.
Thanks for your kind visit and take care.

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• pvs (11565)
• [2006-07-24 9:18]

Hi Gert,

A nice colorfull macro,very sharp and detailed,well done and TFS,

Paul

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• SkyF (8113)
• [2006-07-24 9:31]

Hello Gert,
this is beautiful. The colors and the details are amazing. Very nice light and great POV. Sharpness as usual is outstanding. Very nice composition.
TFS..Sky

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• joaoberto (633)
• [2006-07-24 9:59]

Hi,Gert
This is a beautiful photo, nice colours and detail. It's a great shot!!!

Regards,
João

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• poin_45 (0)
• [2006-07-24 10:02]

Day of good pictured Zygaeidae

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• csmnlm (441)
• [2006-07-24 12:45]

Hi Gert,
a good shot again :) Excellent pov, dof and composition. Very well done and TFS
Cemil

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• manyee (19714)
• [2006-07-24 13:16]

Hello Gert,
Magnificent shot!
The colors and exposure are just unbelievable!
A beautiful composition with great DOF.
The details are stunningly sharp.
TFS. : )
P.S. Congratulations on the rare bug. : )

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• hester (10944)
• [2006-07-24 13:36]

I took a picture of one of these yesterday on a thistle in exactly the same pose (I haven't posted my picture - it is not as good as yours) Great colours and composition. TFS

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• sgo (716)
• [2006-07-24 14:11]
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Hi Gert,
When comparing the Z. viciae and the Z. lonicerae with your picture I would suggest the latter to make things more confusing for you...:-). You probably have other shots from other angles to use as comparative material if necessary.
You can be proud of the Z. lonicerae too because they both are rare and faring badly (missgynnade) in Sweden.
Good luck and thanks a lot for this valuable and interesting contribution,
Goran

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• ddg (4993)
• [2006-07-24 14:53]

Bonjour Gert, amazing shot with a great sharpness and vivid colors too. This association is wonderful!! Very well done, Didier.

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• PDP (11755)
• [2006-07-24 17:28]

Hello Gert, very nice shot. I love the look of these moths, depending on the angle they can appear to be all sorts of colours. Good composition and details. Very well done.

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• jeanpaul (13845)
• [2006-07-24 17:51]

Bonjour Gert
Félicitation pour cette très jolie prise de vue en macro. C'est vraiment un bel insecte ,les couleurs sont justes.
Félicitations pour la netteté et les détails ainsi que le beau BG.

Merci pour l'envoie et Bravo....JP

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• phlr (2804)
• [2006-07-24 19:19]

Excellent macro Gert!
Very good photo of this moth!
Excellent on colours, POV, DOF and details!
Also a very good BG!
5* and TFS!

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• arfer (0)
• [2006-07-24 21:23]

Hi Gert

Beautiful composition,the colours are vivid and bold.Excellent DOF and sharpness.Superb exposure.Very intertesting notes.TFS

Rob

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• scottevers7 (12257)
• [2006-07-24 21:30]

Hi Gert,
I don't know one from the other, but I do know when I see an excellent photograph. The vivid colors and metallic sheen are amazing. Very sharp detail with perfect DOF. Subject is well isolated from the perfect OOF backround. Your usual super high quality work! A joy to view!
Scott

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• chouette (3000)
• [2006-07-24 21:34]

Excellent close-up Gert. I like your composition and colors with that flower. Very nice POV and excellent details on the wings. TFS!

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• marhowie (34555)
• [2006-07-24 22:17]
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Hi Gert,
Excellent capture of this rare moth, I like it..It's all good, great catch :)
PS - No luck yet, ready to give up on it.

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• Janice (17468)
• [2006-07-24 22:53]

Well if you're confused how do you think I feel??? Sorry I can't help you at all.
It is a beautiful moth (oops, look at what I'm saying - fancy me thinking a moth is beautiful!!). Super flower too Gert! Excellent sharpness and colours all over! TFS.
Janice
I am off to Melbourne Australia soon - and it is much colder than Auckland, NZ!! Be back next weeek.

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• liquidsunshine (11488)
• [2006-07-25 1:55]

Good morning Gert,
Just time for a very quick visit.
Nice shot. Thanks for posting.
Have a great week.

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• jjcordier (522)
• [2006-07-25 1:56]

Very good shot, Gert! Excellent sharpness, light and colours. A super high quality work!
Best regards
JJ

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• peter_stoeckl (9369)
• [2006-07-25 5:29]
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Hi Gert,

sharp and clear image of this burnet. I like the unrolling proboscis! Exciting iridescent colours in the sunlight.

By the way, counting the spots, the ID is not likely to be the Six-Spot "Zygaena filipendulae", but more likely one of the few (and certainly rarer) Five-Spot Burnets, probably:

Zygaena viciae (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775).

For a useful and complete picture documentation of European Zygaenidae, you may have a look into: www.leps.it
Another useful source may be: http://www.schmetterling-raupe.de/art/viciae.htm

Counting spots on burnets captured by friends seems to be one of my favorite hobbies. :)

With thanks, and best regards,
Peter



P.S.: Thank you for the workshop photo that may help to get closer to identification.

Z. lonicerae, that is called "Narrow bordered Burnet" by English common name, is very similar, indeed, as our TN friend Goran correctly suggested. Looking at both of your pictures, I still prefer to identify your finding as "Zygaena viciae", the "New Forest Burnet", for the following reasons:

1) The wings of your burnet do look quite transparent in your original image.
2) The black border on hindwings, as can be seen on your workshop posting, is by no means "narrow", so I would not vote for the "narrow bordered" alternative.

For very similar species as these, probability is the only thing we can state from images as shown here. And I would say, it is 50% to 50% of either one of these rare Five-Spotted ones.

Funny enough, your posting made me dig out a shot I took in the Vienna woods this year in June. I identified the burnet I captured as "Zygaena lonicerae" when loading it up to my files a few weeks ago. Now, having checked illustrated sites like C. Jonko's, I would tend to call my finding "Zygaena viciae" - due to the broad dark borders on hind wings. I think I will post this image in the next few days.

Identifiying burnets can be almost as exciting as capturing them. Thank you for capturing this one for us.
:) ps

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2006-07-25 7:12]

Hello Gert,
Wonderful close up.Colors,sharpness,details;POV,BG and composition are excellent.
TFS...:-)

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• hekcik (1823)
• [2006-07-26 6:28]

Hi Gert,

Excellent close-up.
Great colors, sharp, sharp and fantastic light. Composition and DOF are perfect.
Very well done!

TFS :-)
Norbert

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• OzBY (1069)
• [2006-07-26 14:46]

Hi Gert,
Great picture of this moth.
Great position, color, DOF, sharpness and BG

Oz

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• Shoot_Score (2364)
• [2007-01-31 9:31]
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• Argus (23373)
• [2008-01-20 5:56]
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Hej Gert,
Jag håller med Göran: det här är den bredbrämade b....svärmaren. Z. viciae (mindre b....dsvärmare) har mera runda framvingar. Trots att denna individ är sliten de kännetecknen syns mycket tydligt in din fina bild.
Tackar för dina fina ord om min mindre b.....dsvärmarebild.
MVH,
Ivan

Åkte till Simrishamn för att fota en bergstaigasångare, som är mycket sällsynt med den var för rörlig och det var fortfarande grått. Förresten, om du vill fota blåfinken på Teneriffa, åk över Teide mot Vilaflor om du åker norrifrån. Några km innan du kommer till Vilaflor finns en stor picnicplats där fåglar kommer för att dricka.... men du vet om det redan kanske.