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 Willow leaf beetle
Chrysomelidae
Northern California, USA

photograph © Alex Wild 2005

A leaf beetle sheds its larval skin.  From here the insect will drop to the ground where it will metamorphose into an adult beetle.

 
USA CA: Stanislaus Co.  Del Puerto Canyon, Frank Raines State Park.  7.v.2005  37º25.2'N 121º22.3'W, 340m. Riparian forest.

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This image was captured with a Canon EOS D60, with a Canon 65/2.8 MPE 1-5x Macro lens.