Iris Weevil ( Mononychus vulpeculus ) by larose forest photos


13-JUN-2009	Christine Hanrahan

The larvae of this tiny, tiny weevil (about 5mm) are commonly found in the seedheads of iris.

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
1/320s f/4.5 at 5.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

hamery		11-Feb-2015 21:19
Excellent marco and nice capture, Christine. I love the purple and the bug was exceptionly sharp. Well done. V

slhoornstra		16-Jun-2009 06:45
I love these "bugs eye view" shots.

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