Description

A limited edition fine art photograph of Cyclommatus Metallifer; paired.

Project: Scarabaeidae.

Bespoke: All prints are bespoke and printed to order.

Limited edition prints: Steel’s digital C-Type prints are limited editions. No further prints are produced once sold.

60″ prints / edition of 5
50″ prints / edition of 10
40″ prints / edition of 15
30″ prints / edition of 20
20″ prints / edition of 25

Print dimensions:

60 x 60 inches / 152.4 x 152.4 cm
50 x 50 inches / 127 x 127 cm
40 x 40 inches / 101 x 101 cm
30 x 30 inches / 76 x 76 cm
20 x 20 inches / 51 x 51 cm

Presentation: Professionally printed and mounted between sheets of perspex (frameless).

Presentation explained:
Perspex mounting is a contemporary way to present photographic prints for interiors. The colour print is bonded to clear acrylic using a silicon gel and then backed with a black acrylic substrate. Once the perspex has been bonded to the front of the print the appearance is of high definition with deep saturated colour. The completed piece is supplied with an aluminium sub-frame, which floats the panel from the wall. Reverse perspex has a reflective diamond polished finish with a stunning flawless result. Printed, mounted & finished by Metro Imaging.

Orientation: This artwork can be displayed either horizontally or vertically.

Authentication: Prints are signed on verso and supplied with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Delivery: Metro Imaging in Central London use an experienced shipping service to deliver the reverse perspex mounted prints. Metro take great care ensuring that prints are very well protected and efficiently delivered in the UK and overseas. Metro offer a vast array of delivery options to suit the recipient’s preference, all of which is overseen by Mr Steel.

Subject information:
Cyclommatus is a genus of the Lucanidae family, also known as the stag beetle. The majority of the species from the genus Cyclommatus are located in Southeast Asia, though some species can be found in China and Taiwan as well. The genus Cyclommatus also consists of three subgenera: Cyclommatus (Parry, 1863), Cyclommatinus (Didier, 1927) and Cyclommatellus (Nagel, 1936). Each subgenera contains 80, 24 and 3 species respectively. In total, the genus Cyclommatus consists of a total of 134 species, though more are still being discovered to this day. The chief distinguishing characteristics of this genus are its impressive mandibles, which can sometimes be as long as its body, as well as its lustrous metallic exoskeleton, which can range from red, brown, green, purple, gold and a rarer blue-black. As such, beetles from the genus Cyclommatus can command a high price from collectors, with a demand for both live and dried specimens. The largest species from this genus is Cyclommatus elaphus, with the largest recorded wild collected specimen being 109.0 mm (4.29 in) in length measured from the tip of the mandibles to the end of the elytra.

The males of these beetles can reach 9 centimeters (reported record is of 100 mm) in length, of which more than half are mandibles  equipped with spines which the male uses in battles with other males to win female’s attention. The males have beautiful metallic-brown colouration which at right light angle appears as a golden-brown one.

Origin: This species originates from the islands of Indonesia (Sulawesi, Peleng, Sangir,  Bangkulu, Sula, Bachan, Halmahera and Morotai).

Overall length of this Beetle: 96mm.

Image copyright: © Patrick Steel.