Cantharis fusca by mariogiannecchini

Photography • Macro • posted on Apr 18, 2012

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Grazie a Ursula per il nome esatto Thanks to Ursula for the exact name Coleotteri Sottordine Polifagi Famiglia Cantharoidea Sezione a cura di Loris Colacurcio Famiglia Cantharidae: famiglia di Coleotteri cosmopolita, attivi principalmente nelle ore diurne sulle foglie di svariate essenze. Hanno il corpo allungato e non convesso, con tegumenti poco sclerificati (le elitre sono tenere al tatto) colorati vivacemente. Le larve si trovano nel terreno e sono principalmente predatrici o fitofaghe. Beetles polyphagous suborder family Cantharoidea Section by Loris Colacurcio Family Cantharidae: cosmopolitan family of beetles, active primarily during daylight hours on leaves of various species. They have an elongated body and convex hulls with little sclerificati (the elytra are soft to the touch) brightly colored. The larvae are found in soil and are mostly phytophagous or predators. http://www.insetti.org/coleotteri/cantharoidea.php http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleoptera http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beetle Good evening and good week Thanks for the comments and the favourites of previous image Annulla modifiche

Comments (50)

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rainbows

2:43AM | Thu, 19 April 2012

Wonderful capture, dear Mario. Hugs. Diane. xx

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nefertiabet

4:36AM | Thu, 19 April 2012

Wonderful beetle and capture!!!

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adrie

5:14AM | Thu, 19 April 2012

Superb macro photoshot Mario, love it.

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helanker

6:41AM | Thu, 19 April 2012

Gorgeous close up of this beautiful beetle.

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dakotabluemoon

6:55AM | Thu, 19 April 2012

Fantastic capture for sure love the close up.

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Richardphotos

9:40AM | Thu, 19 April 2012

superb macro Mario

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UteBigSmile

9:48AM | Thu, 19 April 2012

A realy pretty looking fellow!

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thecytron

9:49AM | Thu, 19 April 2012

Stunningly beautiful closeup photograph!

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MagikUnicorn

10:30AM | Thu, 19 April 2012

B E A U T Y

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tulipe

12:07PM | Thu, 19 April 2012

Superb capture!

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soffy

12:19PM | Thu, 19 April 2012

Wonderful macro of this beautiful beetle,Mario,excellent**

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ia-du-lin

12:52PM | Thu, 19 April 2012

wonderful insect shot, great colors and dof

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bobrgallegos

8:07PM | Thu, 19 April 2012

Wonderful very detailed capture!

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Minda

12:25AM | Fri, 20 April 2012

excellent details and capture mario..

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tennesseecowgirl

5:07PM | Fri, 20 April 2012

Beautiful!

angora

3:36AM | Sat, 21 April 2012

fabulous capture!!! excellent!!!

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gaius

5:07AM | Sat, 21 April 2012

Amazingly good...fabulous.

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Pierrot_Lunaire

1:53PM | Tue, 24 April 2012

Superb macro, wonderfully done shot dear friend!!

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Rhanagaz

6:22AM | Fri, 27 April 2012

Great capture of this beautiful beetle, Mario!! A relative of this is very common in Denmark where I live. Like the beetle in the link below - a species named Rhagonycha fulva (danish name in english: Priest beetle). http://www.fugleognatur.dk/gallery.asp?mode=ShowLarge&ID=154278 (copy & paste)

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