Tiny white flowers...

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 10:58 am

.. and black caterpillars.

Flowers are very tiny, about 4 mm maximum in diameter.
Some tiny water drops also.

Camera model Olympus SP-320
Date/time 07.10.2006/12:26:25
Exposure time 1/400 s
F-number f/4.5
ISO 64
Focal length 8 mm

Camera model Olympus SP-320
Date/time 07.10.2006/12:29:16
Exposure time 1/500 s
F-number f/5.6
ISO 64
Focal length 8 mm

Camera model Olympus SP-320
Date/time 14.10.2006/15:18:57
Exposure time 1/320 s
F-number f/2.8
ISO 64
Focal length 8 mm

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 12:04 pm

A week between the pictures...seems like these caterpillars grow fast!

Any idea what they are?

--Rik

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 12:46 pm

Really like that last shot, too bad the cat on the right was not in position for a good focus but thats okay.

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 1:07 pm

rjlittlefield wrote:A week between the pictures...seems like these caterpillars grow fast!

Any idea what they are?

--Rik

Thanks Rik!
I noticed huge numbers of them, each about 20mm long.
I think it is a larva of Athalia rosae (Coleseed sawfly).

(Bingo?)

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 3:12 pm

Ken Ramos wrote:Really like that last shot, too bad the cat on the right was not in position for a good focus but thats okay.

Thanks Ken!

Yep, shallow DOF on last shot, very close to tiny (16 - 18mm) subject and only f/2.8 ( f/4.5 on first and f/5.6 on second).

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 5:00 pm

MacroLuv wrote:I think it is a larva of Athalia rosae (Coleseed sawfly).

Could well be, or something very much like them. Too many prolegs to be a moth or butterfly. Interesting critters!

--Rik

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 5:16 pm

rjlittlefield wrote:
MacroLuv wrote:I think it is a larva of Athalia rosae (Coleseed sawfly).
Could well be, or something very much like them. Too many prolegs to be a moth or butterfly. Interesting critters!

--Rik

Think I found adult Athalia rosae within my archives. I'll post it soon.
Yep, here it is.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:00 am

I like the second one, the insides of the flowers are poping right out with sharp focus

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:29 am

beetleman wrote:I like the second one, the insides of the flowers are poping right out with sharp focus

Thanks Doug! Deepest DOF on second one.