It's blue...

Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
edited August 10, 2015 in Holy Macro
So without confirmation straight away, though Google suggest it...

A dark blue sawfly, probably Arge berberidis (Hymenoptera: Argidae) the larvae of this species eat the leaves of berberis, but this one was on a fuchsia leaf...

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Paul.


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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2015
    Lovely capture Paul
    I declared war on these this year- last year they completely stripped every leaf off 2 berberis I have.
    I've been trapping them and drowning them to give them a sporting chance.
    Brian v.
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  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2015
    Lord Vetinari wrote: »
    Lovely capture Paul
    I declared war on these this year- last year they completely stripped every leaf off 2 berberis I have.
    I've been trapping them and drowning them to give them a sporting chance.
    Brian v.

    We have no berberis - so I assume it was just looking for it's natural food source. It did fly off a couple of minutes after this shot.

    Paul.


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  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2015
    Paul,

    I just checked, I photographed one of these a couple of days ago. I think it was on a Foxglove. Mine, in one frame, has the appearance of small, blue scales, mostly laterally on the abdomen.

    Harold
  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2015
    Paul, I don't know much about "sawflies" but the picture is really nicely composed and the background is very complimentary.
    "Photography is partly art and partly science. Really good photography adds discipline, sacrifice and a never ending pursuit of photographic excellence"...ziggy53

  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2015
    Thelensspot wrote: »
    Paul, I don't know much about "sawflies" but the picture is really nicely composed and the background is very complimentary.

    Thank you Wayne thumb.gif

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  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2015
    e6filmuser wrote: »
    Paul,

    I just checked, I photographed one of these a couple of days ago. I think it was on a Foxglove. Mine, in one frame, has the appearance of small, blue scales, mostly laterally on the abdomen.

    Harold

    I can't find anything else like it so I'm fairly happy with the ID.

    Paul.


    Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk





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