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17-Jun-2019 Christine Hanrahan

Calligraphic beetle (Calligrapha pnirsa)

Blueberry Mountain

A very nicely patterned calligraphic beetle. According to Bug Guide there are only scattered records in NE North America. The host plant is basswood. In Canada this species is considered vulnerable.

Panasonic DMC-FZ2000
1/200s f/4.0 at 13.8mm iso125 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time17-Jun-2019 12:10:39
MakePanasonic
ModelDMC-FZ2500
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length13.8 mm
Exposure Time1/200 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent125
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (2)
Focus Distance

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victorswan20-Jun-2022 06:16
a very nice image of these lovely beetle with its beautiful shield drawing BV
Dan Greenberg19-Jun-2022 14:22
Now that is one spectacularly colored beetle! What a beauty and a great capture. ~BV~
Walter Otto Koenig19-Jun-2019 13:22
Wonderful find. Love the markings. "V"
Juliette19-Jun-2019 12:06
great find and capture V
janescottcumming19-Jun-2019 11:32
Beautiful pattern! Excellent find. V
Yvonne19-Jun-2019 11:20
What wonderful markings this beetle has.. v
chris morton19-Jun-2019 07:11
a very fine beetle
Ika Zinka Eferl19-Jun-2019 05:04
Great photography ! V
Helen Betts19-Jun-2019 03:32
Quite a beautiful beetle, nicely captured with excellent detail. V.
Jim Coffman19-Jun-2019 02:44
What a cool looking bug!!
Carl Carbone19-Jun-2019 02:21
Very cool! What a find and shot.
Hank Vander Velde19-Jun-2019 02:10
Great find and image Christine.
globalgadabout19-Jun-2019 01:53
a graphic delight...too bad it is vulnerable, like so many creatures these days..
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