Mottled tortoise beetle ( Deloyala guttata ), mating pair by larose forest photos


05-JUN-2015	Christine Hanrahan

One of the prettiest tortoise beetles in our area.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/320s f/4.0 at 5.9mm iso160 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

Graeme		14-Jul-2015 08:45
Great close up of this beetle, Christine. V😀

Torben Jorgensen		14-Jul-2015 07:59
Fantastic looking beetles greatly captured. V

Helen Betts		14-Jul-2015 05:51
It certainly is striking looking, with beautiful iridescent markings that you've captured so well. V.

joseantonio		14-Jul-2015 03:52
Such a lovely shape and colors.V

Hank Vander Velde		14-Jul-2015 02:58
An other eye-opener for me Christine. It continues to amaze me that there are so many and such a variety of small creatures/bugs, Some beautiful, some ugly but almost all intricate and amazing. This is an other beauty.Thanks for sharing.

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