motif: yellow bug

Hi Herman
A nice portrait of this shield bug with a lovely warm background. I always find it hard to get enough DOF with these guys, trying to get the eye sharp and also having enough DOF to spare to get the front shell in focus as well is truly a nightmare. I think you have done well here. The only small area that I find a tad distracting is the front leg coming directly towards the camera, just a little unfortunate in your timing. Still a super image in my book and certainly one I have enjoyed.

Best Regards
Matthew

Looks as if it might be Elasmucha grisea... To be certain I'd have to see a bit more of its shields though.

It's a nice capture where the rostrum is clearly visible. Personally I would probably go for a tighter crop. The small leaf in the upper right corner is a nice touch, but I think it doesn't add enough to counter the rather large empty space in the rest of the top. Just my personal thoughts though!

Hi, Arthur,

just did some googling on the net and found this at http://www.gardensafari.net:

Gorse Shieldbug (Piezodorus literatus)

The Gorse Shield Bug below is a rather close relative of the Green Stink Bug. It even has the same size, the length is some 12 to 14 mm. Fresh adults, like the one in the pictures below to the left, are purple and green. After hibernation though, the animals are green and yellowish green and quite unobtrusive, like the one in the picture to the right. The antennae are always red though, quite a distinctive feature. Another striking thing about this species is the edge of the body. It has one color only, like that of the Birch Shield Bug. In most other bugs the edge has a blocked pattern in two colors. The adults appear in August and October, the green larvae can be seen from June to August. Despite its name the Gorse Shieldbug also lives on Broom and other papilionaceous plants. This species may appear in great numbers and is a common, but sometimes rather local species. So not a visitor to everyone's garden.

Looks as if you nailed the little fellow!

That might be quite a useful website. Goes right into my favourites .

Cheers!

Whatever the ID cool shot

Excellent shot of a cool critter.
I don't mind the crop at all.

Hey Herman,

Very interesting critter.
Excellent details and color.
Well done.

Nice side angle on this bug (whatever the species) and an elegant diagonal. Nice detail as always...looks like that new Sigma is working for you!

I think that the best compliment I can give you on this one is, "you sure have the knack dude"!!!!

Nicely composed using the diagonal. Excellent details of this true bug.

Cool shot. I really like how it is isolated from the background. Very well done.
Thanks for posting,