A Calligrapha beetle- named of course for the beautiful inscriptions on its elytra- sits on its dogwood host plant. Texas.

#Insects #Beetles #Calligrapha #Chrysomelidae

@alexwild Fantastic photo! 🤩

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Amazing photo! What a beautiful, intricate creature.

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It's NOT a cat or a pie on this Pi-Caturday, but it's beautiful, so I'll accept this stunning Caliligrapha beetle photo.
Thank YOU, Alex.
@alexwild TIL “elytra” has an etymology outside of Minecraft

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Ink splotches where the calligrapher shook off the pen. Beautiful insect.

@alexwild I never tire of discovering new fascinating creatures and being amazed by the beauty nature creates.
What a wonderful bug! What a great photo!

In order to feed the hashtag #Calligrapha, let me present this Calligrapha pantherina from New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Everybody, have a closer look at insects and you will find beauty! (for example in the amazing pictures by @alexwild)

#insects #macrophotography #chrysomelidae #png #biodiversity #naturePhotography #forLoveOfInsects

@biobaum beautiful beetle! And thanks for feeding the hashtags 😄
@alexwild astonishingly beautiful—both the beetle and your photograph
@alexwild the design appears perforated!!! wow
@Lizette603_23 @alexwild ...and made of leather, or so it seems to me. 🪲