Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus Larvae in Habitat
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I recently posted images of the adults which had hatched from pupae formed by the original larvae.
I am doing thing in reverse sequence. I found the larvae on my Bryony plant and retained a pupa, which hatched. These images are of those larvae. There were very few of them so the range of images (e.g. no first instar) is limited.
The first image is of the mouthparts of a herbivorous ladybird beetle, this species. It was shot with a reversed Schneider HM 40mm lens, reversed on a x 1.5 TC and set at f11. The other images were shot with a Printing Nikkor 105mm 1:1 macro, set at 1:1 and f11. All were by TTL flash.
The second image is of a larva about half grown, the third of a final instar and its discarded third instar skin.
The third image is a, maybe, second instar, showing the plant's spines on the underside of the Bryony leaf. The damage to the leaf surface is where it has been eaten by the larvae.
The last image is of a larva (early fourth instar?) on the move.
Harold
I am doing thing in reverse sequence. I found the larvae on my Bryony plant and retained a pupa, which hatched. These images are of those larvae. There were very few of them so the range of images (e.g. no first instar) is limited.
The first image is of the mouthparts of a herbivorous ladybird beetle, this species. It was shot with a reversed Schneider HM 40mm lens, reversed on a x 1.5 TC and set at f11. The other images were shot with a Printing Nikkor 105mm 1:1 macro, set at 1:1 and f11. All were by TTL flash.
The second image is of a larva about half grown, the third of a final instar and its discarded third instar skin.
The third image is a, maybe, second instar, showing the plant's spines on the underside of the Bryony leaf. The damage to the leaf surface is where it has been eaten by the larvae.
The last image is of a larva (early fourth instar?) on the move.
Harold
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Brian v.
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Thanks, Brian.
Now you see why I recommended it as a macro subject, not to mention stereo.
I delayed posting these because I have a large number of images but the DOF limitations with the Nikkor meant that there were numerous near misses. I must try it with the TC behind the Schneider.
Harold
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Thanks, Phil.
It's been a while since I saw other than Harlequin larvae. They are even bigger, and plumper.
Harold