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Little beetle - Pachyschelus purpureus

Little beetle - Pachyschelus purpureus
Reed Turner woodland, Lake County, Illinois, USA
August 24, 2006
Size: ~5mm
First was thinking some sort of tortoise like beetle

Pachyschelus purpureus
This is Pachyschelus purpureus, a leaf mining buprestid beetle. This particular species mines the leaves of Geranium maculatum.
This is a great shot of this small colorful buprestid.

 
Super cool. Thanks for the I
Super cool. Thanks for the ID!!

 
You are welcome.
You are welcome.

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