Lantern bug/lanternfly Pyrops spinolae

orionmystery · Post by **orionmystery** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:33 am

My 6th lantern bug / lanternfly

Pyrops spinolae?

The whole collection is here: http://orionmystery.blogspot.com/2011/0 ... n-fly.html

just for fun

lauriek · Post by **lauriek** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:49 am

Superb! (The wings of that thing are just begging for a high mag stack imo!)

orionmystery · Post by **orionmystery** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:33 am

lauriek wrote:Superb! (The wings of that thing are just begging for a high mag stack imo!)

Thanks Laurie.

Eric F · Post by **Eric F** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:55 am

Kurt -- your collection of lanternfly images are wonderful! Fabulous photos of incredible creatures!

Eric

twebster · Post by **twebster** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:36 am

What a beautiful bug and photo series. I am very fond of the first image. Maybe a bit of burning-in in the head and thorax area might reveal some more details in these areas. Well done.

DeVil · Post by **DeVil** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:19 am

Interesting bug, beautiful colors

scitch · Post by **scitch** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 7:58 pm

Great pictures of a very strange creature.

Mike

orionmystery · Post by **orionmystery** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:59 pm

Thanks Mike, DeVil, twebster, Eric.

twebster, on my calibrated screen, i can see the details on white.

LordV · Post by **LordV** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 11:37 pm

Wonderful captures Kurt

- amazing looking bug
Brian V

mrwildie · Post by **mrwildie** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 12:19 pm

Wow! what an absolutely stunning invert'.
Well executed...a cracking shot.

Gary

orionmystery · Post by **orionmystery** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:36 pm

Thanks, Brian, Gary for looking and commenting.

Martin G. · Post by **Martin G.** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:42 pm

gorgeous bug and excellent pictures as usual Kurt

orionmystery · Post by **orionmystery** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:16 am

Martin G. wrote:gorgeous bug and excellent pictures as usual Kurt

Thanks Martin.