A Drop of Metal - _TNY_4673
A small (~2.5 mm) willow flea beetle (Crepidodera aurata) female enjoying an aspen leaf.
Unlike most animals, where the male is more colorful than the female, here the male is all black while the female has a green elytrum and a magenta pronotum and head.
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Uploaded on February 26, 2019
Taken on May 25, 2018
A Drop of Metal - _TNY_4673
A small (~2.5 mm) willow flea beetle (Crepidodera aurata) female enjoying an aspen leaf.
Unlike most animals, where the male is more colorful than the female, here the male is all black while the female has a green elytrum and a magenta pronotum and head.
1,327
views
12
faves
10
comments
Uploaded on February 26, 2019
Taken on May 25, 2018