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Melecta luctuosa
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Philippe Moniotte (pgmoni)
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| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-08-05 |
| Categories: Insects |
| Camera: Nikon Coolpix 8700 |
| Exposure: f/9.0, 1/500 seconds |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2010-01-03 7:01 |
| Viewed: 4642 |
| Points: 8 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
A cuckoo bee, Melecta luctuosa is a brood parasite of the mason bees in the genus Anthophora. It has a rather unusual and striking black-and-white livery.
Like most parasitic bees, it is rather sluggish and slow, having nothing much to do, except sip nectar and lay eggs.
This one is a female, and measures approx 16 mm. |
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- batu
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- [2010-01-03 9:41]
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Bonjour Philippe,
you captured an interesting and nicely colourd bee on a likewise beautiful flower.
A very natural setting and perfectly balanced exposure. A slightly lower viewing angle could have
increased the attractivity of the picture even more. What do you think?
Best wishes, Peter
nice pollination pic, TFS Ori
Muchas gracias de nuevo Philippe por tu inestimable ayuda en la id de mi insecto, realmente te lo agradezco.
Tu toma también interesante, una especie poco vista en Tn con unos colores difíciles de ver.
Un saludo y buena semana: Josep Ignasi.
Salut Philippe,
Superbe abeille solitaire, avec des couleurs inhabituelles. Excellente netteté sur l'insecte. Je te souhaite une très bonne année!
Catherine
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