Colorado potato beetle ( Leptinotarsa decemlineata ) by larose forest photos

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23-JUL-2014	Christine Hanrahan

Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)

Mer Bleue Conservation Area. This beetle and a dozen or so others, was feeding on Solanum dulcamara. According to Bug Guide, this beetle's food of choice was the wild solanum species and it was confined to COlorado and adjacent states until the introduction of the potato! Now it apparently occurs all over the potato growing regions of NA as well as Europe. It is certainly a handsome beetle though, I think.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/2000s f/2.8 at 4.5mm iso125 hide exif

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Date/Time	23-Jul-2014 13:15:48
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Model	DMC-FZ200
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Focal Length	4.5 mm
Exposure Time	1/2000 sec
Aperture	f/2.8
ISO Equivalent	125
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laine		19-Aug-2014 17:49
One of the nicest things about nature is it's natural. :0) V

Pierre		15-Aug-2014 17:41
Une macro magnifique avec de superbes motifs! V

pascal		15-Aug-2014 17:12
Nicely done, Christine !

Blandine Mangin		15-Aug-2014 16:22
very beautiful ! v

globalgadabout		15-Aug-2014 15:40
a dapper fellow indeed...can't blame it for liking potatoes..

Guest		15-Aug-2014 15:02
Very handsome indeed, coffee color striping and glistening all over the rotund body. V

Stephanie		15-Aug-2014 14:21
Cute little bug! V

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