Ileana Calotescu
I hoped not to meet this creature again, but with the heat, it returned to my balcony. As a photographer, I like it and was a challenge to photograph it. It is very small, only 3 mm long, and is quite “lively”. It moves continuously and it was hard to photograph it. After a few unsuccessful attempts, I managed to take this photo. As you can see, it has a beautiful pattern on its wings. I wonder how such a beautiful creature can do such great damage. Unfortunately, I have to apply for a drastic treatment to remove it. I don’t want to let it destroy my lemon tree!
(Note: I do not write this post as an insect specialist( I’m not), I write this post as a photographer.)
I share this picture with Macro Monday Challange
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Have you seen this insects in your area?
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Wow, what a great looking insect. As a photog that is. I have never heard of it, but by all means save that lemon tree. Great job on the moving macro, that is extremely hard to do and you did it well. Congrats, and I hope it is gone forever now except in photos.. Where it may live forever.
I feel guilty that I have to kill them, but I have nothing to do. They are very destructive to plants. Worse is that lace bugs sometimes land on people, and bite them. Their bite is painful.
tripod or free hand? great shot! i love seeing the intricate insects!
I never use a tripod for macro photography. I use it for night photography.
i thought you had said that before but I couldn’t remember, so I asked!
Unfortunately, my hands are no longer strong enough to hold the camera, but I still try to take macro photography!
i understand that – cameras are heavy still, the pictures are awesome!
As always, great picture!
Thank you very much, just me.
Beautiful picture, we have a different kind of lace insect here.
Thank you. This is the oak lace bug but I noticed that it also likes my lemon tree! 🙂 Its scientific name is Corythucha arcuata. In Romania was first reported in 2015.
It really looks like lace. I am not excited about new types of bugs appearing in my area, haha.
I don’t like them either, but I have to accept them or try to control them!
Great capture. That is an amazing looking insect.
Thank you! It is an insect that appeared recently (2015) in our area, but it seems very aggressive and multiplies extremely fast.
This is a really unusual insect. I haven’t seen her yet. I will observe a little more closely.
That is right! It looks different from other insects but its presence is very unpleasant.
You are a magician in macro photography. Congratulations from me. I don’t know if there is such a creature here.
Thank you, Elenka! Your appreciation honors me!
That’s an amazing capture. I don’t think I have seen this before.
Thank you! It is very small. You may have seen it, but the details are not noticeable unless you look at it closely. Otherwise, it looks like any other tiny fly that flies through our face.
Love the intricate details you captured.
It is an interesting pattern on its wings.