Thematic Show me your insects

**WPRESTO** · 11-12-2020, 11:20 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by noelcmn

Got a few Dragons in flight the other day

Good work on those. The dragon below gave me just about my only success. It was patrolling around a small plot of open water and pausing to hover near a little footbridge I was on. Side view would have been better, but I'll accept the opportunities that come.

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**noelcmn** · 11-12-2020, 12:41 PM

Thank you Sir. Super shots.

Not sure why this one was not included this morning.

**WPRESTO** · 11-12-2020, 03:26 PM

This bug looks as if it had evolved to be camouflaged against the man-made background.

Thagomizer · 11-13-2020, 07:49 PM

Originally posted by MetteHHH

I. Miss. Spring. SO. Much!

(At least November is an opportunity to get some pp done...)

Bees in flight! I've found bees tobe amongst the trickiest macro subjects to shoot well. This is a nice one!

**noelcmn** · 11-14-2020, 01:08 AM

Locust

**tmlawes** · 11-14-2020, 05:56 PM - **1 Like**

Honey bee

bluestringer · 11-16-2020, 05:37 AM

Originally posted by tmlawes

Honey bee

Nice shot.

bluestringer · 11-16-2020, 05:40 AM - **1 Like**

I was going through some older photos and found this. Couldn't figure it out at first until I looked at some others in with it. The fly was on a solid white azalea bloom.

**tmlawes** · 11-16-2020, 01:06 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by bluestringer

Nice shot.

Thanks.

Here is a hover fly on some mint.

Naturalista · 11-18-2020, 10:23 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by noelcmn

My indebtedness with you is getting bigger and bigger, with all this info you are supplying. Maybe I should stop posting here, before the Invoice arrives

. Thank you so much. Had no idea what it was.

The same applies to this one.

Nice one Noel! Looking at your insect I see that it's a True Bug (Order Hemiptera) and like MetteHHH's, it's a Seed Bug (Family Lygaeidae). After a quick search on iNaturalist filtering on "Seed Bugs" and "South Africa", I find among the observations what appears to your insect species, Oncopeltus famelicus. Below is a link with photos:

Photos of Oncopeltus famelicus · iNaturalist

Rich

**MetteHHH** · 11-18-2020, 12:31 PM - **1 Like**

**rjbrett** · 11-18-2020, 04:23 PM

Originally posted by Naturalista

quick search on iNaturalist

Excellent resource! - just learning to use that myself. Blue Eyes Lacewing, Pentax KP & SMC D-FA 50mm f2.8 Macro;

pkboy · 11-18-2020, 05:10 PM - **1 Like**

Caught another one the other day.

Damn, after posting I only really noticed the heavy CA on this.. lets pretend I did it on purpose.

**WPRESTO** · 11-19-2020, 11:00 AM - **3 Likes**

Butterflies on rocks exposed during low tide on Hawaii. It isn't water they're after, as there is plenty of freshwater available inland, so it's either salt or they are feeding on something

**rjbrett** · 11-19-2020, 02:31 PM

Originally posted by pkboy

Damn, after posting

There's nothing like enthusiasm

. Leaf Beetle (Aporocera Sculptilis) Pentax KP & SMC D-FA 50mm f2.8 Macro;

11-16-2020, 05:40 AM - 1 Like	#6068
bluestringer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cotton fields of South Georgia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,748	I was going through some older photos and found this. Couldn't figure it out at first until I looked at some others in with it. The fly was on a solid white azalea bloom. Last edited by bluestringer; 10-16-2021 at 09:26 AM.

11-18-2020, 10:23 AM - 2 Likes	#6070
Naturalista New Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 15	Originally posted by noelcmn My indebtedness with you is getting bigger and bigger, with all this info you are supplying. Maybe I should stop posting here, before the Invoice arrives . Thank you so much. Had no idea what it was. The same applies to this one. Nice one Noel! Looking at your insect I see that it's a True Bug (Order Hemiptera) and like MetteHHH's, it's a Seed Bug (Family Lygaeidae). After a quick search on iNaturalist filtering on "Seed Bugs" and "South Africa", I find among the observations what appears to your insect species, Oncopeltus famelicus. Below is a link with photos: Photos of Oncopeltus famelicus · iNaturalist Rich Last edited by Naturalista; 11-18-2020 at 10:33 AM.

11-18-2020, 05:10 PM - 1 Like	#6073
pkboy Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Lantau Island Posts: 890	Caught another one the other day. Damn, after posting I only really noticed the heavy CA on this.. lets pretend I did it on purpose. Last edited by pkboy; 11-18-2020 at 06:17 PM.

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11-12-2020, 12:41 PM	#6062
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,175	Thank you Sir. Super shots. Not sure why this one was not included this morning.

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Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068	Originally posted by MetteHHH I. Miss. Spring. SO. Much! (At least November is an opportunity to get some pp done...) Bees in flight! I've found bees tobe amongst the trickiest macro subjects to shoot well. This is a nice one!

11-14-2020, 01:08 AM	#6065
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,175	Locust

11-16-2020, 05:37 AM	#6067
bluestringer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cotton fields of South Georgia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,748	Originally posted by tmlawes Honey bee Nice shot.

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11-18-2020, 04:23 PM	#6072
rjbrett Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Brisbane Posts: 895	Originally posted by Naturalista quick search on iNaturalist Excellent resource! - just learning to use that myself. Blue Eyes Lacewing, Pentax KP & SMC D-FA 50mm f2.8 Macro;

11-19-2020, 02:31 PM	#6075
rjbrett Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Brisbane Posts: 895	Originally posted by pkboy Damn, after posting There's nothing like enthusiasm . Leaf Beetle (Aporocera Sculptilis) Pentax KP & SMC D-FA 50mm f2.8 Macro;