File:Pachnoda sinuata, Cetoniinae, wing mechanism of dead specimen 2012 02 15 2746s.jpg
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DescriptionPachnoda sinuata, Cetoniinae, wing mechanism of dead specimen 2012 02 15 2746s.jpg |
English: Pachnoda sinuata is a large species of "fruit beetle" in Southern Africa. Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae. This shows the folded wings of a dead specimen with elytra removed. The beetles fly at great speed with elytra nearly shut and snap the posterior wings out like flick knives when taking off. On settling they stow the wings almost as abruptly. |
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Source | Own work |
Author | JonRichfield |
Camera location | 34° 02′ 24″ S, 18° 48′ 00″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | -34.040000; 18.800000 |
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The speed with which the species (and some other Cetoniinae) can deploy or stow their wings argues that they use a more sophisticated mechanism than species that open their elytra.
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Camera manufacturer | Canon |
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Camera model | Canon EOS 550D |
Exposure time | 1/15 sec (0.066666666666667) |
F-number | f/16 |
ISO speed rating | 400 |
Date and time of data generation | 18:02, 15 February 2012 |
Lens focal length | 100 mm |
height | 2,271 |
width | 1,601 |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
File change date and time | 19:24, 15 February 2012 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Aperture priority |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 18:02, 15 February 2012 |
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APEX aperture | 8 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
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Flash | Flash fired, compulsory flash firing |
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Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
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Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Scene capture type | Standard |