Dogbane Beetle ( Chrysochus auratus ) by larose forest photos

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11-JUL-2015	Christine Hanrahan

Dogbane Beetle (Chrysochus auratus)

Mer Bleue area

One of the beetles of summer, appearing in July. These are surely one of the most beautiful of our local beetles! They feed almost exclusively on the leaves of the wild dogbane plant.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/160s f/2.8 at 9.8mm iso160 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Sam Rua		13-Jul-2015 16:42
Now that is very cool to catch your reflection in this shiny beetle. V!

Graeme		13-Jul-2015 09:49
I love the colours of this beetle, stunning details too! V😀

Alexander Kazakov		12-Jul-2015 14:27
beautiful! V

Pierre		12-Jul-2015 14:17
Pas facile à photographier sous le soleil, une belle réussite! V

Ika Zinka Eferl		12-Jul-2015 13:43
Wow , great!V

Carol Rollins		12-Jul-2015 13:42
Like a jewel!

Irene Wehrli		12-Jul-2015 13:20
It looks a bit like our green rose chafer - wonderful photo Christine! http://www.pbase.com/wehire/image/150080687 Irene

Patrick Goossens		12-Jul-2015 08:58
A real briljant shot. He sure get noticed.

Carl Carbone		12-Jul-2015 01:10
Nice find and capture!

Glenn Dean (Vatorman)		12-Jul-2015 00:59
A living gem...V

Isabel Cutler		12-Jul-2015 00:41
How does this differ from a Japanese beetle, because that would have been my initial ID (but I'm not an expert on beetles).

Jean Chiasson		12-Jul-2015 00:22
Beautiful macro reflection Christine vote

PauloCGama		11-Jul-2015 23:54
Indeed a gem!!

globalgadabout		11-Jul-2015 23:26
copper and emerald in a shiny mix...what a little gem...

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