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14 July 2011 Ann Pettigrew

Margined Blister Beetle

Epicauta pestifera

This blister beetle was a lifer for me. I thought he was handsomely marked with the slate and lighter gray margins. Apparently the larvae are parasitic on solitary bee larvae or grasshopper egg pods.

Grasslands on Landfill
York County, PA

Nikon D80 ,Nikon Micro 60 mm VR

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arminb07-Jul-2012 06:09
terrific!
MarcViskens07-Jul-2012 05:56
wonderful shot
very nice Ann
Marc
Pierre26-Jun-2012 16:10
Une macro formidable tout en détails! V
Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik05-Feb-2012 06:30
Excellent shot Ann!
Ulla Kruys24-Jul-2011 16:54
A fantastic capture well composed!! V
Guest 21-Jul-2011 19:11
Good detail on this close up, nice job getting this.
Apostolos Tikopoulos21-Jul-2011 15:07
Outstanding macro picture, Ann. V.
Tom Munson20-Jul-2011 02:47
Fantastic macro, Ann! Sharp with the perfect background.
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal19-Jul-2011 08:15
WOW Excellent sharp image with beautiful details.BV
Ton
hge5418-Jul-2011 17:03
Wonderful end to end focus, Ann.
Hank Vander Velde18-Jul-2011 14:01
Nice sharp close-up Ann
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet18-Jul-2011 12:28
Beautiful macro.
Stephanie18-Jul-2011 12:27
Incredible photo Ann! BV++
larose forest photos18-Jul-2011 12:19
Ohhh, beautiful, beautiful insect! You did so well to get this absolutely top notch photo!!!
Big vote
Range View 18-Jul-2011 04:30
Excellent macro study with nice sharp detail of this beetle Ann.
V.
David.
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