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Longhorn beetles / Clytus rhamni


Longhorn beetles / Clytus rhamni
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Copyright: Marcello Romano (marcellr) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 208 W: 38 N: 1012] (3514)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-27
Categories: Insects
Camera: Olympus C-7070 Wide Zoom
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/160 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Longhorn Beetles/ Cerambycidae Europe [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-02-28 10:42
Viewed: 3970
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Quando ho scattato questa foto, aveva appena cominciato a piovere.
Si notano alcune piccole gocce d'acqua sui fiori e sul dorso del maschio.

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COLEOPTERA, CERAMBYCIDAE (LONGHORN BEETLES)

Clytus rhamni Germar, 1817

Body length: 6 - 12 mm

Head black. Pronotum black with front and hind margins yellow. Elytra black with a pattern of yellow stripes. Legs yellowish-brown with femora dark. Antennae yellowish-brown, short.

Clytus rhamni is an Europen species mainly distributed in the South of the continent, where it is a very common flower-visitor.

C. rhamni is polyphagous on deciduous trees (Quercus, Castanea, Ulmus, Ficus, Pistacia, Robinia etc.). Larvae feed in the dead wood of branches and twigs of small diameter.

Adults in May – August.

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C. rhamni è un elemento mediterraneo, termofilo ed eliofilo, legato agli ambienti prevalentemente costieri, e si sviluppa in rami morti o deperienti di essenze varie.
E' specie xilofaga e polifaga, prevalentemente legata alle piante legnose deperenti della "macchia mediterranea" (leccio, lentisco, ecc.).

L’adulto si incontra in Sicilia sui fiori da maggio a luglio.
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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1079 W: 293 N: 4497] (16383)
  • [2008-02-28 11:34]

Ciao Marcello,
when I saw this picture, I immediately was stimulated to create a Theme on Cerambycidae, also because I posted a naumber of relevant pictures. However, the Theme already existed - you know the creator!
So, I can 'only' admire this nice picture of the rhamni-couple.
These are very vivid beetles, once disturbed. I think you were rather patient and calm to take this picture!
Best wishes,Peter

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 6595 W: 89 N: 15659] (65489)
  • [2008-02-28 15:38]

Un capolavoro,ancora piu' difficile a causa dello sfondo dei fiori bianchi..sei sempre il migliore,ciao luciano

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  • jignasi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2118 W: 0 N: 3424] (27917)
  • [2008-02-28 23:35]

Preciosa toma Marcello, llena de vida y belleza. Tal como nos tienes acostumbrados , un buen enfoque y sobre todo una profundidad muy conseguida. Bueno el detalle del encuadre algo alto para que puedan apreciarse esas flores.
Por aquí ya empiezan a verse los primeros insectos de la temporada.

Saludos: J. Ignasi

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  • clnaef Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 778 W: 67 N: 645] (6814)
  • [2008-02-28 23:44]

Bonjour,
Remarquable détail de ces insectes que l'on voit rarement.
Bonne journée.
clnaef
ps grazie per l'identificazione dell'mio insetto.

Ciao Marcello, sei grande non ti ferma neppure un temporale, figuriamoci poche goce d'acqua, anzi aggiungono qualcosa in più alla tua splendida macro, nitida e ben dettagliata, bravo, ciao Silvio

Hi friend Marcello,

Another wonderful close-up capture of this longhorn beetle species with amazing details, excelent sharpnes and nice lighting friend.
TFS and Cheers,
Bayram

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