Meligethes sp. Pollen Beetle
Description
- Title:
- Meligethes sp. Pollen Beetle
- Caption / Description:
-
A Meligethes species pollen beetle on a flower. The beetles and their larvae feed on the pollen of flowers. Eggs are laid on unopened flower buds in April/May. After feeding for a few weeks, the larvae bury themselves in the ground and overwinter before emerging as adults the next year.
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Biota
- Life
- Vitae
- Eukaryota
- Animalia
- Animals
- Arthropoda
- Arthropods
- Insecta
- Insects
- Coleoptera
- Beetles
- Meligethes
- Nitidulidae
- Sap beetles
- Pollen beetles
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- _DSC6283.NEF
- Event:
- Rating:
- ☆
- Date this image added/last updated on website:
- Original File Dimensions:
- 3872px x 2592px
- File Type:
- JPEG
- Color Mode:
- Original Image Color Profile:
- Nikon Adobe RGB 4.0.0.3000
Location
- Location Created:
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- Sublocation:
- City:
- Market Harborough
- Province/State:
- Leicestershire
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
- Geo-location:
Rights
- Copyright Status:
- Copyrighted
- Licensing Status:
- Rights Managed
- Available for Editorial Use:
- Yes
- Available for Commercial Use:
- Yes
- Copyright Notice:
- © 2008 Dave Kennard
Camera Data
- Date Digital Resource was created:
- Shutter speed:
- 1⁄200 s
- Aperture:
- f/0
- Camera Model:
- Nikon D200
- ISO:
- 100
- Exposure Compensation:
- 0
- Focal Length:
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- Metering Mode:
- Center-weighted average
- Flash:
- Fired, Return not detected
- Exposure Mode:
- Manual
- White Balance:
- Manual
- Light Source:
- Cloudy
- Exposure Program:
- Manual
Additional shooting metadata
- Lens:
- Miranda 24mm F2.8 MC Macro
- Filters used:
- Additional Optics used:
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- Nikon BR-2A
- Kenko DG Extension Tubes 36mm
- Setup:
- Nikon SB-800 speedlight on Wimberley F-2 Macro Bracket
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Nikon Capture NX
- Post Processing: