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Beetle in Black The site ahw.me says this Phyllobius Betulinus beetle is one of the better looking snout beetles with his black base color and shiny gold hairs. I can only say that I agree. It also looks like it has sunglasses on ;)<br /> <br /> Geotagged,Insects,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge

Beetle in Black

The site ahw.me says this Phyllobius Betulinus beetle is one of the better looking snout beetles with his black base color and shiny gold hairs. I can only say that I agree. It also looks like it has sunglasses on ;)

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Nice find! I still have to meet the first snout beetle. Where did you find this? Posted 13 years ago
    1. View Joost Thissen's profile
      Joost Thissen
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      To be honest at the toilet at Philips in Best where I work. It would starve to death there, so I caught it in a small tin candy container and took it home. There I took some pictures and released it outside afterwards. I think we are both happy now, he is outside and I have a nice picture.

      The beetle was actually so small I only noticed that it has such a nice colors when I saw the macro pictures.       Posted 13 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Hehe, thats sounds like a great deal between both of you. Posted 13 years ago

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Uploaded May 4, 2012. Captured Apr 27, 2012 16:46 in Brederolaan 89, 5615 Gestel, The Netherlands.
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  • SLT-A55V
  • f/5.6
  • 1/200s
  • ISO1600
  • 90mm

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