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Dogbane Beetle

Chrysochus auratus

Photo by beaker98
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A medium sized beetle, about 3/4 inch. Metallic green/gold elytra.

Habitat:

Prairie restoration area at Sunderbruch park.

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Comments (4)
beaker98
Thanks Logan! Shiny insects are a work in progress for me. Some day I'll get consistent:)
LuckyLogan
I have the same problem with the flash. These turned out really nice though :)
beaker98
Thanks for all your kind words James! I've always struggled photographing these and getting the flash right. In the past, I've always drowned it out, or it was too dark. I was pleasantly surprised with this one.

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PublishedAugust 10, 2014

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