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Jewel Beetel


Jewel Beetel
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Copyright: Ganesh visnik (coolnik) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 44 W: 0 N: 50] (575)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10
Categories: Insects
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-10-29 5:04
Viewed: 671
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Coleoptera

Family: Scarabaeidae

Subfamily: Cetoniinae

Genus: Cetonia

Species: C. aurata

Cetonia aurata, known as the rose chafer, or more rarely as the green rose chafer, is a reasonably large beetle, 20 mm (¾ in) long, that has metallic green coloration (but can be bronze, copper, violet, blue/black or grey) with a distinct V shaped scutellum, the small triangular area between the wing cases just below the thorax, and having several other irregular small white lines and marks. The underside is a coppery colour. Rose chafers are capable of very fast flight; they do it with their wing cases down thus resembling a bumble bee, see photos below clearly illustrating it. They feed on flowers, nectar and pollen, in particular roses (from where they get their name); which is where they can be found on warm sunny days, between May and June/July, occasionally to September.

The larvae are C–shaped, have a very firm wrinkled hairy body, a very small head and tiny legs; they move on their backs, which is a very quick way to identify them. Larvae overwinter wherever they have been feeding, that is in compost, manure, leafmould or rotting wood, and they pupate in June/July. Some adult beetles might emerge in the autumn, but the main emergence is in the spring when they mate. Following mating, the females lay their eggs in decaying organic matter, and then die. Larvae grow very fast, and before the end of autumn they would all have moulted twice. They have a two year life cycle.

Rose chafers are found over southern and central Europe and the southern part the UK where they seem to be sometimes very localized. They are a very beneficial saprophagous species (detritivore), their larvae are the insect equivalent of earth worms and help make very good compost where they are often found in great numbers.
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Hi Ganesh,
Fine detailed focus of this beetle.
Nicely composed and with pleasing color.
I like the light shining through it's "fur"
TFS
Richard

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3585 W: 143 N: 5672] (18539)
  • [2007-10-29 10:57]

Hi Ganesh.
Amazing picture with great subject and superb sharpness and details of the image. I like diagonal composition, precise DOF and wonderful BG. Bravo. Excellent job.
Alexei.

Hello Ganesh,
Very beautiful shot of this cool fellow, with excellent details and sharpness.
Outstanding focusing and lovely BG, very nice composition and POV, informative notes!!
You've captured very shiny and hairy beetle nicely.
TFS and regards,
Kevin

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  • dejo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 375 W: 51 N: 519] (2238)
  • [2007-10-29 16:34]

Hello Ganesh,
Beautiful shot, magnificent detailes!
great colors
Dejan

hello ganesh,
nice capture of the jewel beetle, excellent details, sharp image, liked the dof,beautiful composition,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1725 W: 0 N: 3924] (15760)
  • [2007-10-30 4:05]

hello Ganesh,
Very beautiful shot of this hairy Rose-chafer . Excellent light, makes it shine like a jewel. Nice composition too and pleasant background.
Thanks and best regards
Anne

Ganesh,

This is a different perspective of the beetle. Good one.

- Murali

Hi Ganesh
excellent composition,TFS.
Rishabh

Hi Ganesh,
wonderful light, stunning details, a perfectly chosen point of view, a very pleasant neutrally dim background. Maybe a little bit too much postwork sharpening applied here. Impressively well composed eye-catching image.
With thanks, abd best regards,
Peter

This is fantastic Ganesh.. Have you used Flash here ?

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1515 W: 18 N: 3165] (11638)
  • [2007-11-25 2:15]

Hi Ganesh

This is a stunning image. You can see every tiny hair in perfect sharpness! wonderful light here and the composition is perfect. DOF and POV are both spot on.

TFS

Karan

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  • Arjun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 359 W: 7 N: 1112] (5412)
  • [2008-08-14 11:14]

fantastic picture..excellent macro

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