Garden Grass-veneer moth (Chrysoteuchia culmella)

Garden Grass-veneer moth (Chrysoteuchia culmella)

Description

Title:
Garden Grass-veneer moth (Chrysoteuchia culmella)
Caption / Description:

Chrysoteuchia culmella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is common throughout the UK, easily found in grassland and meadows.

Chrysoteuchia culmella moths normally have a wingspan ranging between 18 to 24 mm. They fly from June to July depending on the location.

The larvae of Chrysoteuchia culmella feed on the roots of various grasses, in some cases causing enough damage to be considered a pest.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Animalia
  • Animals
  • Arthropoda
  • Arthropods
  • Insecta
  • Insects
  • Lepidoptera
  • Moths
  • Crambidae
  • Grass moths
  • Crambid Snout moths
  • Chrysoteuchia
  • Chrysoteuchia culmella
  • Garden Grass-veneer

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RGB
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Adobe RGB (1998)

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City:
Market Harborough
Province/State:
Leicestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
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© 2010 Dave Kennard

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Shutter speed:
1⁄200 s
Aperture:
f/7.1
Camera Model:
Canon EOS 450D
ISO:
100
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
65mm
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Multi-segment
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On, Fired
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Manual
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Manual
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Manual

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Canon MP-E 65mm F2.8 1-5x Macro
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Setup:
Handheld
Canon MT-24EX Macro Twin Flash with home-made concave diffusers

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Adobe Camera RAW
  • Adobe Photoshop CS5
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CR2s converted in ACR with -0.15 exposure compensation
Images blended for focus in PS CS5
LCE applied in PS CS5
Curves adjustment used to increase contrast and black out background in PS CS5
Missing background filled in using black color fill layer in PS CS5