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Better known backyard denizens (19)
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![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 519 W: 68 N: 1688]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (5336) | Better known backyard denizens:
Fortunately, the backyard also holds its lot of longhorn beetles, my preferred group. Here you see the 18 mm, female Rednecked longhorn beetle (Coleoptera; Cerambycidae; Leptura rubra; Rothalsbock). It's sitting on a Campanula persicifolia and tries to get to the pollen.
It's easy to tell the species despite the fact that there are about 14 Leptura encountered in Europe. The red pronotum gives it away. The male is smaller, paler. Eggs are deposited on rotten wood of Pines and firs, where the larvae develop and contribute to natural decay in the forests.
I used the macro dual flash with diffusers, a tripod and 1/125, f28. I processed the slide in RAW. |
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