Green flower chafer, Ischiopsopha wallacei, Scarabaeidae
Found in Queensland, Australia
Photos 1-2 by Graham Winterflood, 3 by dhfischer, 4 by deemc, 5 by kerrycoleman, 6-8 by danicalockett, 9 by beaniana08, and 10 (beetle party) by pennytaylor
For the Trivittata the flower is both a sign of life and death as well as a remembrance of love and love lost.
Their connections to flowers often lead them to grow ornate flower displays as a way to connect to their ancestors. The most vibrant of these displays are designed for the festival of flowers where for only a few days a town is filled with blooming flowers. It's not uncommon for lovers to come to this festival in hopes of becoming closer to one another.
Many say that the honey that comes from the Trivittata flowers is so sweet that it could be considered a type of love potion. The honey and pollen are used in many different dishes to make the love of the dish blossom.
I made this subspecies sheet last year but thought it was fitting to post it here this year as well. Happy Valentine's day everyone.
Photos taken here today in this set are of: 1. Chough, it was astonishing so see a decent handful of these energetic and ravishing scarlet billed crows as they picked at the grassy cliffs and dashed over our heads announcing themselves with their sharp and vibrant onomatopoeic calls as they went. An exceptional way to see my first of the year of this species, taking my year list to 205 just one behind last year’s total my highest ever, one of a few amazing experiences we’ve had with Choughs over the past few years at this sensational place for them. 2. Puffins, another red beaked bird I love so much that it was incredible to see well today. Four trips involving seeing Puffins in 2022 and 2023 makes me feel incredibly lucky and I never tire of seeing these iconic birds. 3 and 4. Guillemots and Razorbills, two more amazing seabirds it was wonderful to see packed tightly onto the cliffs, on the water and flying today. I love these birds and it was another splendid and immersive seabird experience today. 5, 9 and 10. Views at this beautiful spot. 6. Sheep’s-bit, an enigmatic and pretty flower that has been a star this holiday so far. 7. Some of my first centuary of the year, a smashing flower that I always like seeing. 8. Mating Swollen-thighed beetles.
Fulmar, Kittiwakes, Gannet, Raven, Magpie, Jackdaw on a strong corvid day, Stonechat, Rock Pipit, Pied Wagtail, House Martin, Common Blue butterfly, Red Admiral and Small Tortoiseshell were other highlights here. It was a strong insect trip here with a phenomenal Hummingbird hawk-moth seen fluttering through the air, my first Six-spot Burnet moth seen this year, an Oak Eggar moth caterpillar and exquisite views of a shiny Rose Chafer beetle our first ever. Stunning moments with Hairy shield bug seen too. Heather in flower as we’ve often seen here the great purple colour, honeysuckle, English stonecrop, chamomile, restharrow, purple sandwort and sea plantain again key finds so far this holiday, thrift and thyme including mixed well at one point and sea campion were key flowers seen here.
While I wasn’t able to get every single day, I was able to hit every prompt in one way or another. Some of the art is kinda meh, but there are a few concepts that I really like and plan to go back to.
Next challenge will be July Summer Camp on World Anvil. Not art, but articles.
a 1980 Hungarian stamp from a series on insects pollinating flowers
[id: a postage stamp with an illustration of a rose chafer beetle pollinating a pink dog rose flower. the face value of this stamp is 2 Hungarian forint. end id]
There is a patch of poached-egg flowers growing next to my pond. Pollinating insects love it, and I love to watch them. Here are a few of this weekend's visitors.
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Mint moth
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Honeybee
Rose chafer beetle
Ashy mining bee
If you are familiar with bugs 1 and 3, please let me know their names! And grow this plant if you can!