Colorful Snout Beetle

12mm | January 17, 2011 | Cahuita National Park, Limon Province, Costa Rica

I really love the colors on this snout  beetle. Check out the detail. The image is not quite as sharp as I’d like, but just look at all those little colorful scales.

Detail

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3 Responses to Colorful Snout Beetle

  1. Patrick Coin says:

    Looks like inkjet dots.

  2. It’s interesting the mix of colors found in the scales.

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