Goldenrod leaf beetle ( Trirhabda canadensis ), female by larose forest photos


17-JUL-2015	Christine Hanrahan

Found in mid-summer on goldenrods, mostly Canada Goldenrods. This is a gravid female, ready to lay eggs.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/400s f/4.0 at 4.5mm iso160 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

Hank Vander Velde		30-Jan-2017 01:13
A super macro image Christine.

Helen Betts		30-Jan-2017 00:13
What a pretty and very colorful beetle, nicely captured against an attractive background. V.

Jim Coffman		29-Jan-2017 22:46
A very interesting looking beetle.. Nicely captured...

chris morton		29-Jan-2017 21:59
nicely coloured and articulated specimen

hayl		29-Jan-2017 21:55
I hope she reversed and didn't topple off the leaf with her center of gravity displaced.

globalgadabout		29-Jan-2017 21:17
she does look a tad weighed down...excellent shot..

Claude Gagnon		29-Jan-2017 21:14
Never seen any like that! Nice find and shot :))

Ton T.		29-Jan-2017 21:12
Beautiful beetle and image! V

Photo.Keely		29-Jan-2017 21:10
Nice capture and composition!

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