A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
chrysolina polita
looks like a metallic ladybird on first glance in both shape and size. A beautifully metallic red colour with a bluey green head and abdomen. The forewings when closed form an approximately equilateral triangle on the upperside.
found on the edge of meadows at Sprotborough flash, a natural reserve owned by the Yorkshire wildlife trust.
see reference for clearer views of metallic surface.
Spotted on Jun 1, 2013
Submitted on Jun 2, 2013
2 Comments
You're right injica it does :-) it was only tiny though and I had no macro lens with me but the reference link shows it brilliantly!
Looks like a drop of melted copper :))