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Not sure of the true common name for this as I have seen it called by two different names, perhaps they are both correct?

Blue Eyes Lacewing or Giant Orange Lacewing(Nymphes myrmeleonides)
Approx 60mm body length

At rest on the underside of a sunflower leaf


Same bug, same leaf which I managed to pick off the flower stem and place onto a flat surface to get another angle, i've over flashed both these me thinks because of the shadows.

Hi Geoff,

These pictures are affected by the forum resizing making it look soft! When I click through, it looks very much sharper.

Nice work on your part to reposition the critter for better shadows. I am not a fan of the double shadows though. If there was only one shadow, then it would be believable that it could be the sun etc...

From a compositional viewpoint, I prefer the headon shot you posted in the 52 frames segment.