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08-JUL-2012 Christine Hanrahan

Aquatic leaf beetle (Donacia sp.)

These beetles are usually found near water, but this one was in a dry meadow habitat, perched on a milkweed leaf. There are various species and I know little about them, other than that I have found them in a few different colours, usually shades of green. This is the first brown Donacia I have seen.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/640s f/2.8 at 5.0mm iso100 full exif

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bill friedlander21-Sep-2013 17:19
Very detailed view of the eyes and appendixes. Ace shot, Christine. V
Graeme10-Jul-2012 18:29
Another marvel from your macro world, Christine.BBV
Patricia Kay10-Jul-2012 11:46
Excellent details Christine...BV
Stephanie10-Jul-2012 11:07
Fascinating creature! Great capture! V
Yvonne10-Jul-2012 10:21
Superbly captured image Christine
Claude Gagnon10-Jul-2012 02:59
Wow, great macro shot :))
Hank Vander Velde10-Jul-2012 02:57
Beautiful sharp Macro Christine.
Ann Pettigrew10-Jul-2012 02:51
Lovely shot of this beetle, Christine. I have never heard of these.
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