Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Adoryphonus couloni 2.jpg

Adoryphonus couloni

 * Reason:A rather notable agricultural pest that didn't have an article surprisingly. Lots of references floating about for a bigger article . I'm told that it is currently invading Southern Tasmania, probably due to record rainfall.
 * Articles this image appears in:Red headed cockchafer
 * Creator:Noodle snacks


 * Support as nominator --Noodle snacks (talk) 00:17, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Quite the name...  upstate NYer  02:22, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Indeed, A certain entomologist had a sense of humour I'd imagine. Noodle snacks (talk) 02:25, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
 * A lot of this seems to be out of focus... Compared to your spider image above, this isn't that great. Would a better shot not be feasible? J Milburn (talk) 18:07, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose I know how difficult this msut be but lots of it is OOF and lighting seems harsh --Muhammad (talk) 18:11, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak oppose Given the harsh reflected light, out of focus head, legs and body, and the high standard of other macro FP's, I think it doesn't quite cut it. Stevage 12:51, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak oppose because of DOF. I'll also admonish the absence of a scale. I'm not sure where I stand on the cuticular hydrocarbon issue - I guess it actually should be somewhat shiny, but this one might be a bit much. Papa Lima Whiskey  (talk) 21:25, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment. Note that the correct spelling of the name of the species (assuming that the photograph actually depicts the red-headed pasture cockchafer) is Adoryphorus coulonii. Deor (talk) 05:17, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

--Makeemlighter (talk) 23:04, 26 September 2009 (UTC)