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Buggers! 18+ Beetles ;)<br />
PS.If anyone know which species this is, I'd love to hear it... Donacia marginata

Buggers!

18+ Beetles ;)
PS.If anyone know which species this is, I'd love to hear it...

3Donacia marginata

comments (13)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Hehe funny scene, well captured! If I'd have to guess, I'd say they are soldier beetles, not sure which kind exactly. I often use this page for beetle identification (dutch only):

http://www.ahw.me/indexkevers.html Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Grin, hehe, yeah I rappidly closed my eyes, this is too much for me:) Great timing and well captured. Though I did not look, really:) Posted 13 years ago
1. Roeselien Raimond
  
  Snow Leopard
  
  LMAO ;) Posted 13 years ago

Wendy

Lion

Haha great Quartet!
Wondering who is seducing who ;) Posted 13 years ago
1. Roeselien Raimond
  
  Snow Leopard
  
  Haha, good question! Posted 13 years ago

Frankhuizen Photography

Lion

Ooops a bit overcrowded ;) Nice shot! Posted 13 years ago

Joost Thissen

Lion

I was immediately amazed by the DOF. I usually fail to get just one beetle completely sharp, and you just managed to get four completely sharp! Wel done! Posted 13 years ago

Martin Lagerwey

Lion

Hello
If the top one is a male, I always wonder what are the two in between.

Your beetles are leaf beetles from one of the twelve subfamilies of Chrysomelidae.
They have long antennae and aquatic larvae.
There is only one species in Australia but I do not own a photograph to share with you (yet).
The Australian species is Donacia marginata and looks identical to your set but I cannot say for sure.
The sf is Donaciinae. I hope you can locate it with your local websites from this clue.

Donaciinae_Donacia_marginata Posted 9 years ago
1. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  The suggested species is found in the Neterlands. Do you think this view is enough to conclusively identify the species compared to similar species in the same genus? Here are the references I've found, I'll try to compare them later.
  http://www.thewcg.org.uk/pages/chrysomelidae.asp?sfamily=Donaciinae
  http://www.thewcg.org.uk/Chrysomelidae/0499G.htm
  http://www.coleoptera.org.uk/species/donacia-marginata
  https://www.kaefer-der-welt.de/donacia_marginata.htm
  http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/European%20Chrysomelidae/donacia%20marginata.htm Posted 9 years ago

Martin Lagerwey

Lion

Marginata seems to be named after the metallic color along the lateral margin of the elytra. This is evident on the top beetle in the image and therefore I think the identification is reliable. Posted 9 years ago
1. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  OK, thanks, I've created an entry for it. Posted 9 years ago

Wendy

Lion

Looks like they are having a lot of fun :) Posted 4 years ago

Patomarazul

Lion

Wooow! Posted 4 years ago

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The Donacia marginata

Donacia marginata is a species of leaf beetle.

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Species identified by WildFlower

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Uploaded May 30, 2012. Captured May 21, 2012 11:50.

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