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Coccinella - Paschalitsa


Coccinella - Paschalitsa
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Copyright: Aimilios Petrou (aimilios) Silver Note Writer [C: 7 W: 7 N: 27] (559)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-01
Categories: Nature
Exposure: f/4, 1/400 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): coccinelles [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-07-17 0:34
Viewed: 442
Points: 3
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Coccinella is the most familiar genus of ladybird (or, in North America, ladybug). The elytra of most species are of a red or orange colour, punctuated with black spots or bands. The genus occurs throughout the Northern Hemisphere, but has only 11 species native to North America, with far more in Eurasia.

Its name comes from Latin coccineus, referring to the color scarlet.

Adults and larvae are voracious predators of aphids, and some species (e.g. Coccinella septempunctata) are used as biological control agents.

In Greece, ladybirds are called πασχαλίτσα (paschalitsa), because they are found abundantly in Eastertime, along with paschalia, the Common Lilac plant, which flowers at the same time.

Info:en.wikipedia.org

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Marvelous peace of art. Excellent macro depth.

Γειά σου Αργύρη
Όμορφη λήψη, ειδικά το ότι η πασχαλίτσα είναι στη δεξιά πλευρά και όχι κεντραρισμένη,
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