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Metallic Bug - Lytta nuttalli
Copyright © 2012 Mary Louise

Metallic Bug - Lytta nuttalli
Standard, Wheatland, Alberta, Canada
June 28, 2012
Size: approx 2 - 2.5 cm
grassland slope, feeding primarily on hedysarum but also leaves of other plants in the area.

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Metallic Bug - Lytta nuttalli Metallic Bug - Lytta nuttalli - male - female
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Contributed by Mary Louise on 2 July, 2012 - 2:48pm
Last updated 6 August, 2012 - 4:02pm

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Great image of a beautiful beetle.
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