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Pachyschelus purpureus
Photo#72765
Copyright © 2006
Tom Bentley
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
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Contributed by
Tom Bentley
on 24 August, 2006 - 10:52pm
Last updated 24 August, 2006 - 11:52pm
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.
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Joshua P. Basham
, 24 August, 2006 - 11:35pm
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Super cool. Thanks for the I
Super cool. Thanks for the ID!!
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Tom Bentley
, 24 August, 2006 - 11:37pm
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You are welcome.
You are welcome.
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Joshua P. Basham
, 24 August, 2006 - 11:53pm
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