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Dogbane beetles (mating pair)

Chrysochus auratus

Photo by Aaron_G
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Description:

The dogbane beetle of eastern North America, is a member of the insect subfamily Eumolpinae. It is primarily found east of the Rocky Mountains One of the brightest in its family, it is iridescent blue-green with a metallic copper, golden or crimson shine. Its diet consists of dogbane and milkweed. It measures between 8 and 11 mm (less than 0.5 inches) and has a convex, oval shape. (information from Wikipedia)

Reference Links:

EOL: Chrysochus auratus, Chrysochus auratus, Species Chrysochus auratus - Dogbane Beetle - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (2)
Aaron_G
I spent a long time hovering over the dogbane plants, that's for sure! :-) The lighting is tough due to their shiny, metallic exoskeleton, and I was shooting without a tripod, so our constant breeze definitely worked against me. I'm sure I shot A LOT of images just to get a decent one.
achmmad
Fun. You must be wait for a long time to get this shot!

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