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larose forest photos | all galleries >> INSECTS (INSECTA) (28 Galleries) >> Beetles (Coleoptera) (58 Galleries) >> Tortoise Beetles and the Hispines (Family: Chrysomelidae, Subfamily: Cassidinae) > Basswood leaf miner (Baliosus nervosus)
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16-APR-2012 Christine Hanrahan

Basswood leaf miner (Baliosus nervosus)

This small, flat beetle, is on a daffodil flower at the Fletcher Wildlife Garden. Their larval host plant is primarily basswood (Tilia) but they've been found on some other tree species too.

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1/1000s f/5.6 at 5.0mm iso200 full exif

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pascal07-Aug-2013 18:06
C'est magnifique.
Fabienne19-Mar-2013 21:39
C'est une superbe macro et le contraste des couleurs est excellent tout comme la composition.
godro18-Mar-2013 21:59
Nice capture,well done!
Terry Sprague18-Mar-2013 21:41
Great shot! V
Karen Stuebing18-Mar-2013 21:18
It is miniscule and very pretty. I can see how it got its name. V.
Guest 18-Mar-2013 21:13
Luminous colors, so beautiful here. His shell looks composed of tiny glistening beading, hand done!
Dan the Man18-Mar-2013 20:47
Very interesting beetle! Transparent... Thank you for sharing!
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