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Symetry
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Copyright: inanc sevim (litoriachloris) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 23 W: 0 N: 67] (965)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-06-08
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS350D/Digital Rebel XT, sigma 70 300 apo macro
Exposure: f/8, 1/1000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-12-27 12:39
Viewed: 870
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Macroglossum stellatarum

Note: Macroglossum stellatarum

The Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) is a species of hawk moth with a long proboscis, and is capable of hovering in place, making an audible humming noise. These two features make it look remarkably like a hummingbird when it feeds on flowers. It flies during the day, especially in bright sunshine, but also at dusk (Herrera, 1992), dawn, and even in the rain, which is unusual for even diurnal hawkmoths (Pittaway, 1993). Its visual abilities have been much studied, and it has been shown to have a relatively good ability to learn colours (Kelber, 1996).

The Hummingbird Hawk-moth is distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere from Spain to Japan, but is resident only in warmer climates (Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Turkey, North Africa and points east). It is strongly migratory and can be found virtually anywhere in the hemisphere in the summer. However it rarely survives the winter in northern latitudes (e.g. north of the Alps in Europe, north of the Caucasus in Russia, etc.).

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Family: Sphingidae

Genus: Macroglossum

Species: M. stellatarum

Binomial name
Macroglossum stellatarum
Linnaeus, 1758

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird_Hawk-moth
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Hi Inanc,
waouhhh which fantastic photograph... It is perfect. Well done. The note is very interesting too.
Regards
Fred

Hi İnanç Bey,
A perfect composition resulted from your original point of view, the antennae, head and thorax of the moth are perfectly in focus, the blurry wings obviously in motion despite the relatively high shutter speed, altogether a wonderful effect of motion and hovering. TFS.
Mehmet

Symetry indeed!
Excellent!
TFS
Oleg

WOW!!!! It is excelent macro photo

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2986 W: 162 N: 929] (2735)
  • [2007-12-28 5:53]

Hello Inanc,
What a perfect view of this Hummingbird Hawkmoth!! To achieve this symmetry is most impressive! Excellent focus on the head, sharp details and beautiful wing movement. Wonderful colours too in this brilliant composition.
Many thanks and regards, Ulla

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  • deud Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 440 W: 10 N: 504] (2372)
  • [2007-12-28 7:20]

wow! amazing quality, dof and pov! beautiful colors. tfs

Hello Inanc
Wonderful picture.
Excellent point of view - it's rather unusual.
Very good depth of field and nice colours.
Everything perfect.
Thanks for sharing
Ania

Merhaba Inanc wow! this is an awsome catch beautifully composed nice movement on the wings and very sharp detailed head. Focus is spot on DOF excellently controlled Selam Necip

Goede compositie en mooie foto van deze bewegelijke Kolibrievlinder

Çok güzel bir açı ile çekmişsin..Eline sağlık..Selamlar..

Merhaba
Gerçekten çok fantastik bir foto. Renkler netlik herşey çok mükemmel. Ellerinize sağlık.
Selamlar
Gamze:)

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