Thaumetopoea Pityocampa (Pine Processionary)

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Thaumetopoea Pityocampa (Pine Processionary) sent on January 24, 2018 (18:44) by Claudio Carpinato. 3 comments, 767 views.

, 1/160 f/7.1, ISO 400, hand held. Etna, Italy.

La Thaumetopoea Pityocampa (Processionaria del Pino) è un lepidottero appartenente alla famiglia Notodontidae, si tratta di un insetto altamente distruttivo per le pinete poiché le priva di parte del fogliame, compromettendone così il ciclo vitale. Da giovane si presenta come una larva da 1 cm fino a 3 cm e mezzo dotata di numerosi peli irritanti per l'uomo che usa come tecnica di difesa. I gruppi di larve di processionaria si spostano quasi sempre in fila indiana formando una sorta di "processione" (da cui il nome) e si compattano quando raggiungono il loro nido bianco di seta, nido che viene usato per rideporre le uova o viene scartato e le nuove larve saranno costrette a ricostruirlo. Purtroppo è facile incontrarla sull'Etna, sia in fase di processione e sia sotto forma di bozzi attaccati ai rami. #AreeUmide #Autumn #Autunno #Bosco #FocusStacking #Macro #Bokeh #Montagna #Verde #Inverno

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Elleemme

sent on January 25, 2018 (22:59) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

I like the colors, the blur, the setting, the detail and the point of recovery. A more accurate parallelism between the sensor plane and the row would have allowed to include more subjects in the pdc. (Imho). Hi, Lauro

Claudio Carpinato

sent on January 25, 2018 (23:27) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Lauro, thank you for your intervention.
Unfortunately, the point where they were was not the best comfort, I seemed a contortionist ... damn them! 8-)

Bruno Vitali

sent on April 06, 2020 (11:56) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Is that all you can do in macros?

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