Three from the August Archives

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:13 am

Three more from last summer. Taken with my Canon PowerShot S1 IS. OOPS..now BriAna's camera.....sorry darling

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:31 am

Lots of good color and details in these Doug. The second one is pretty cool I think!

nto · Post by **nto** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:47 am

the light of 1° is very nice

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:36 am

Great shots Doug,love number 2 with the Echinacea flower! I bet your daughter was chuffed to get your 'old' camera!

Planapo · Post by **Planapo** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:04 pm

Very good ones, Doug! Like #1 and #2 best. They have such a tidy and calm background that doesn´t distract from the insect itself.

FWIW, and if I am not mistaken, #1 looks like Elasmucha and #3 Lilioceris , granted you have 'em over there, what I presume. The latter isn´t always a friend of the gardener, and your picture nicely shows why.

--Betty

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:25 pm

Thank you everyone for your comments. You are definitly right Betty. The Lily Leaf Beetle Lilioceris lilii (the red beetle), first spotted in 1992 in Massachustts, loves to eat everyones Asian Lilys. Native to Europe. The larva like to cover themselves with their poop.

jaharris1001 · Post by **jaharris1001** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:31 pm

very nice series Doug,, I like #2 the best also,, Spring is coming but cant get here soon enough huh

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:47 pm

Excellent series Doug. I have to go for #2 as well.