The wonderful Angophora

[ATJ]

Here are a few other things I found on the Angophora.

A robber fly:



A bush fly:





And finally what I believe is a nymph of some insect, but I have no idea what. It is only around 10mm long, very flat, and hugs the trunk as close as it can.



All shots with D300, 60mm f/2.8D, SB-800, DIY softbox, handheld (with camera leaning on trunk), except the last one where I used the PK13, as well. The two shots of the bush fly have each been rotated 90º.

[Matt. K]

Wonderful shots....the first image is a prize winner! You certainly have your macro techniques sorted out.

[Mj]

Got to agree with Matt on the first... a wonderful image... I'm suprised you can manage to capture something so flighty with the working distance of a 60mm... did you use superglue???

Michael.

[Bugeyes]

There all good but I particularly like the shot of the robber fly!

[blacknstormy]

Gorgeous shots Andrew - but I would expect no less !!

The last shot is indeed a nymph - pushing the old memory, so went back to the text books, and narrowed it down to the superfamily Cicadelloidea:Cicadellidae: Subfamily Ledrinae - they are commonly called the flat headed leafhoppers (for obvious reasons;) ), and as you found are often encountered pressed close under the bark of trees - commonly on Eucalypts

[ATJ]

... I'm suprised you can manage to capture something so flighty with the working distance of a 60mm... did you use superglue???

I read that a lot about the 60mm lens. While I do have difficulty with dragonflies and butterflies, I don't have a lot of trouble with other so called flighty animals. In fact, I had just the reverse problem the other day. On 3 different times while shooting jumping spiders I ended up with the spiders on the lens.

The last shot is indeed a nymph - pushing the old memory, so went back to the text books, and narrowed it down to the superfamily Cicadelloidea:Cicadellidae: Subfamily Ledrinae - they are commonly called the flat headed leafhoppers (for obvious reasons;) ), and as you found are often encountered pressed close under the bark of trees - commonly on Eucalypts

Thanks, Rel. It does look very much like Stenocotis depressa. I'm going to have to look more carefully for more.

[blacknstormy]

It does ... but it also bears a striking resemblance to Ledromorpha planirostris :? ....
Ledromorpha has a much longer and broader mesonotum (LOL - can't for the life of me think of the right term, but you get the idea )