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Golden Tortoise Beetle
Stanley Jones

Golden Tortoise Beetle (Charidotella sexpunctata)

Golden Tortoise Beetle (Charidotella sexpunctata: Chrysomelidae) 5-7 mm (0.2-0.3 in) long.
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Habitat
Tropical montane broadleaf forest (cloud forest) at 843 m (2,766 ft) elevation; slope of an extinct volcano caldera.
Location
Macarena Road, just north of El Valle de Antón, Coclé Province, Panamá.
Date taken
December 2021
Scientific name
Charidotella sexpunctata
Equipment used
Canon
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bievreJJ
it sure shines like gold, excellent capture of this attractive beetle, Stanley, love it, many tfs!!
 
jbpixels
Goldbug is just another suitable name for this absolutely incredible creature. No one can outperform Mother Nature. Well spotted and captured.
 

Media information

Category
Invertebrates
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
429
Comment count
9

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/640 second(s)
ISO
640
Filename
Golden Tortoise Beetle, Macarena Road, N of El Valle de Anton, Panama.jpg
File size
410.1 KB
Date taken
Thu, 02 December 2021 12:02 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 830px

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