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Chrysochus auratus
It is iridescent blue-green with a metallic copper, golden or crimson shine. Its diet consists of dogbane and milkweed. I loved these beautiful beetles, which I had not seen before.
Seen at Mason Farm Biological Reserve
Spotted on Jun 22, 2012
Submitted on Jun 25, 2012
3 Comments
Thank you!
I totally agree, it's the perfect image and it's so beautiful!!!!!! Great pic!
For such an incredibly shiny and hard subject to capture, you absolutely nailed it. Great job!