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Found an adorable little potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) in my dad’s firewood this morning, I didn’t think they’d be out yet in the weather we’ve been getting lately, so it was a nice little surprise!

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Longhorn Beetle (Thysia wallichii, Lamiinae, Cerambycidae) by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr. Pu’er, Yunnan, China See more Chinese beetles on my Flickr site HERE…..

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Ultimate male Pamphobeteus Nigricolor (Giant blue-bloom birdeater)

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Horned Leaf-rolling Weevils (Lamprolabus bihastatus, Attelabidae) by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr. Pu’er, Yunnan, China See more Chinese beetles on my Flickr site HERE…..

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Katydid Nymph (Phaneropterinae, Tettigoniidae) by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr. Pu’er, Yunnan, China See more Chinese grasshoppers, katydids and crickets on my Flickr site HERE…..

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Male Scarlet Phaudid Moth (Phauda sp., Phaudidae) by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr. Pu'er, Yunnan, China See more Chinese moths on my Flickr site HERE…..

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Sagra longicollis

Lamptima adolphinae

Eupholus cuvieri

Pachyta quadrimaculata

Pachyrrhynchus loeri

Graphosoma italicum

Trachelophorus aprodeus giraffa

By Fabio Lena

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elderberry borer beetle son! wow! what a guy! I like his little orange shawl 

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Wilson’s Wood-Nymph Moth(s) /Xerociris wilsonii

Quite content to nap on my finger. Very beautiful, one of my new favorites.

Photos from March 16 / Posted March 26, 2018

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These psychedelic creatures are jewel beetles, belonging to the family Buprestidae, order Coleoptera. Their color is similar to that of a reflecting CD because light reflects in many directions off of the texture in their cuticle. Their iridescence comes from their cuticle, not from the pigments in their exoskeleton as you might think.

Unfortunately, their metallic beauty is an interest to jewelers, who use their wings to make jewelry. Animal cruelty… Unkind. On a more positive note, scientists have also recently discovered that they can detect forest fire flames up to 50 miles away! It uses tiny pits on its underside to pick up infrared radiation from the flames of a fire. As of now, only this beetle and some species of snakes are known to have this capability.

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Grog says hi and hopes you’re having the best day ever <3.  If you’re not, he hopes his derpy face helps a little <3.

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A flower Crab spider (female)

Canon 40D, Tamron 180 macro, tripode, remote control and a coulple of panels

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Bug of the Day

Absolutely spectacular Finned-willow Prominent (Notodonta scitipennis) from last July. Not sure how this got buried in the archives!

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Rainbow Scarabs! Thanks again, @bugsincyberspace !

They use their heads like shovels and these are pretty powerful little guys ❤️. Sadly, the male didn’t make it, but I’ll be pinning him shortly to make a display later because they’re such beautiful beetles 🙂.