Swift Moth (Hepialidae) caterpillar
Description
- Title:
- Swift Moth (Hepialidae) caterpillar
- Caption / Description:
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A swift moth (Hepialidae) caterpillar burrows underground eating grass roots. The caterpillar is probably larva of the Common Swift (Korscheltellus lupulina) or the Ghost Moth (Hepialus humuli).
From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepialidae):
The Hepialidae is a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. Moths of this family are often referred to as swift moths or ghost moths. Hepialidae constitute by far the most diverse group of the infraorder Exoporia. There are 60 genera and at least 587 currently recognised species of these primitive moths recorded worldwide.The maggot-like larvae feed in a variety of ways. Probably all Exoporia have concealed larvae, making silken tunnels in all manner of substrates. Some species feed on leaf litter, fungi, mosses, decaying vegetation, ferns, gymnosperms and a wide span of monocot and dicot plants. Most feed underground on fine roots, at least in early instars and some then feed internally in tunnels in the stem or trunk of their hostplants.
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Soil
- Biota
- Life
- Vitae
- Eukaryota
- Animalia
- Animals
- Arthropoda
- Arthropods
- Insecta
- Insects
- Lepidoptera
- Moths
- Caterpillar
- Larva
- Mud
- Butterflies
- Skippers
- Hepialidae
- Swift moths
- Maggot
- Burrowing
- Underground
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- _MG_5903.CR2
- Event:
- Rating:
- Date this image added/last updated on website:
- Original File Dimensions:
- 4272px x 2848px
- File Type:
- JPEG
- Color Mode:
- RGB
- Original Image Color Profile:
- Adobe RGB (1998)
Location
- Location Created:
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- Sublocation:
- City:
- Market Harborough
- Province/State:
- Leicestershire
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
- Geo-location:
Rights
- Copyright Status:
- Copyrighted
- Licensing Status:
- Rights Managed
- Available for Editorial Use:
- Yes
- Available for Commercial Use:
- Yes
- Copyright Notice:
- © 2011 Dave Kennard
Camera Data
- Date Digital Resource was created:
- Shutter speed:
- 1⁄200 s
- Aperture:
- f/8
- Camera Model:
- Canon EOS 450D
- ISO:
- 100
- Exposure Compensation:
- 0
- Focal Length:
- 100mm
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- Metering Mode:
- Center-weighted average
- Flash:
- On, Fired
- Exposure Mode:
- Manual
- White Balance:
- Manual
- Light Source:
- Exposure Program:
- Manual
Additional shooting metadata
- Lens:
- Canon EF 100mm F2.8 Macro USM
- Filters used:
- Additional Optics used:
- Setup:
- Handheld
Canon MT-24EX Macro Twin Flash with home-made 'light tent' diffuser
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Adobe Camera RAW
- Post Processing:
-0.35 exposure compensation in ACR
9 recovery in ACR