Dogbane Leaf Beetle Self Portrait

By josh • Nature, Wildlife • 10 Jul 2014

Which is to say, if you look carefully you can see the photographer peering in with his camera reflected in this amazing beetle’s head.

Dogbane Leaf Beetle

Dogbane Leaf Beetle
Mckenzie Park, Burlington, Vermont
July, 2014
Canon 100mm f/2.8 at f/5, 1/125s, ISO640

The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology has a nice profile of these guys.

Dogbane Leaf Beetles

Dogbane Leaf Beetles
Mckenzie Park, Burlington, Vermont
July, 2014
Canon 100mm f/2.8 at f/6.3, 1/125s, ISO640

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