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06-AUG-2008

Bug On A Yellow-Orange Flower 17175 (crop)

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus)

On what I think is a species of Black-eyed Susan with a green center and
called either Rudbeckia 'Prairie Sun' or Rudbeckia 'Irish Eyes'. Not sure which.

Photographed at the Ornamental Gardens in Ottawa, Ontario - the capital of Canada.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi ,Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
with Canon 500D Closeup Lens

1/250s f/6.3 at 165.0mm iso200 full exif


other sizes: small medium original auto
Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik09-Aug-2008 06:58
What a super shot! Great pose and colors. L&S
Guest 08-Aug-2008 23:39
Great Shot V
Ann Cleeves08-Aug-2008 22:44
Thats' a heavy bodied beetle..bit scary with its wasp-like colouring. Great capture & detail
Apostolos Tikopoulos08-Aug-2008 20:38
Nice macro and details. V.