Rhagonycha fulva (Common red soldier beetle)
Description
- Title:
- Rhagonycha fulva (Common red soldier beetle)
- Caption / Description:
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The common red soldier beetle has a reddish-orange body with orange wingcases with black tips. They feed on nectar, pollen, and other insects.
They can often be seen mating on umbellifer flowers, earning them the nickname 'hogweed bonking beetle'.
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Biota
- Life
- Vitae
- Eukaryota
- Animalia
- Animals
- Arthropoda
- Arthropods
- Insecta
- Insects
- Coleoptera
- Beetles
- Cantharidae
- Soldier beetles
- Rhagonycha fulva
- Common red soldier beetle
- Rhagonycha
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- _MG_3107.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:
- © 2009 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:
- 65mm
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- Metering Mode:
- Multi-segment
- Flash:
- On, Fired
- Exposure Mode:
- Manual
- White Balance:
- Manual
- Light Source:
- Exposure Program:
- Manual
Additional shooting metadata
- Lens:
- Canon MP-E 65mm F2.8 1-5x Macro
- Filters used:
- Additional Optics used:
- Setup:
- Handheld, MT-24EX Twin Flash
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Adobe Camera RAW
- Post Processing: