Tag Archives: beetle

09.16.2022 Wet and Wild Beetle Beauty

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Steve Gingold

I’ve seen these several times but this was the first one dew coated. I was looking for dragonflies and damselflies but since I am easily distracted, a good thing for a photographer to avoid tunnel vision, I spent some time … Continue reading →

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07.20.2021 Banded Longhorn Beetle

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Steve Gingold

I am not sure what it is about Longhorn Beetles but I do enjoy them and hope you do too. And, as an added bonus, this Gooseneck flower head has a double front and center.

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07.04.2020-2 Hello! 2

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Red Milkweed Longhorn Beetle-Tetraopes tetrophthalmus

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06.15.2020 Macro Monday

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Steve Gingold

A little something colorful from our Elderberry bushes. Elderberry Longhorn Borer-Desmocerus palliatu

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06.09.2020-2 Round-headed Apple Tree Borer

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Steve Gingold

As the name implies, these beetles are apple tree pests.  Their larvae tunnel into the tree and cause damage and sometimes death.  Their beauty belies the depredation caused by the immatures.  While looking at the oak leaves yesterday I came … Continue reading →

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07.21.2016 Brilliant Beetle

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Steve Gingold

One of my favorite insects to photograph is the Dogbane Leaf Beetle (Chrysochus auratus).  They are quite accommodating in the morning and allow for close approach and hardly move…just the occasional twitch of the antennae. They are found on milkweed … Continue reading →

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