Cracked Paintjob, Pt. 2 - _TNY_6272
This is a click beetle known simply as the green click beetle (Selatosomus aeneus), a name which doesn't do the sweet metallic paintjob justice.
Look at the top of the pronotum, right behind the head - it looks like the "paint" has cracked there and a big flake has come off.
No idea how this happened. I mean, it's not like the colouration on beetles are painted on so I can't understand how a piece would chip off.
Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52127618697/
Cracked Paintjob, Pt. 2 - _TNY_6272
This is a click beetle known simply as the green click beetle (Selatosomus aeneus), a name which doesn't do the sweet metallic paintjob justice.
Look at the top of the pronotum, right behind the head - it looks like the "paint" has cracked there and a big flake has come off.
No idea how this happened. I mean, it's not like the colouration on beetles are painted on so I can't understand how a piece would chip off.
Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52127618697/