Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis)
Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, 1888 - Emerald Ash Borer. Tentative ID based on bugguide.net images. Found at Kohler-Andrae State Park in eastern Wisconsin. Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA.
I was excited when I first found this pretty beetle on the beach. This feeling morphed to depression when I realized that it was actually this very destructive species. I saw many dozens washed up on the beach this day. There were probably many hundreds, if not thousands, that I did not see.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-26EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis)
Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, 1888 - Emerald Ash Borer. Tentative ID based on bugguide.net images. Found at Kohler-Andrae State Park in eastern Wisconsin. Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA.
I was excited when I first found this pretty beetle on the beach. This feeling morphed to depression when I realized that it was actually this very destructive species. I saw many dozens washed up on the beach this day. There were probably many hundreds, if not thousands, that I did not see.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-26EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.