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Aquatic Leaf Beetle - Plateumaris - female
Copyright © 2011 Natalie McNear

Aquatic Leaf Beetle - Plateumaris - Female
Marin County, California, USA
March 31, 2011
Size: 9 mm body length
Saw about 30 of these today... This was the only green one, all the others were red. Found on a buttercup flower on a hillside, with a red male trying to mate with it.
Contributed by Natalie McNear on 31 March, 2011 - 4:56pm

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