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Friday Beetle Blogging: Spotted Maize Beetle

May 22, 2009 by myrmecos

Astylus atromaculatus (Melyridae), Argentina

Astylus atromaculatus (Melyridae), Argentina

The spotted maize beetle Astylus atromaculatus is native to subtropical South America but has spread to warm regions in other parts of the world.  In late summer, adults congregate on flowers to mate and feed on pollen.

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photo details (all photos): Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x macro lens on a Canon EOS 20D
ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/11-f13, flash diffused through tracing paper

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Posted in beetles | Tagged beetles, Insects, Nature, Photography | 8 Comments

8 Responses

  1. on May 22, 2009 at 11:17 am Roberto Keller

    BOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Bring back Pheidole Friday!


  2. on May 22, 2009 at 4:04 pm Jack Jumper

    Arrrrrrrr its Friday and Friday Beetle is back .


  3. on May 23, 2009 at 7:34 am A Sexy Friday in the Intert00bz | Deep Sea News

    […] Myrmecos has some great photography on 2 spotted maize beetles making little spotted maize beetles. […]


  4. on May 23, 2009 at 11:58 pm akoand

    śliczne zdjęcia i ciekawe robaczki , pozdrawiam 🙂


  5. on May 24, 2009 at 9:23 pm Ainsley S

    YES BEETLES
    more beetles please, you cannot possibly go wrong with beetles. Roberto is such a philistine.


  6. on May 26, 2009 at 7:38 am Moe

    Beautiful shots of a beautiful beetle!


  7. on May 29, 2009 at 6:09 am Pheidole Friday Beetle Blogging « Myrmecos Blog

    […] 29, 2009 by myrmecos Who says we can’t have both beetles and Pheidole on […]


  8. on June 1, 2009 at 9:05 pm Psi Wavefunction

    Is it possible that you can find something similar near San Francisco? The ones there seem a bit greener though…



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