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Date:25/02/2021
Location:Austria, Wien, Kalksburg
Altitude:299m
 
Copyright:Per Hoffmann Olsen
Camera:Canon EOS M50
Lens:Canon 100mm 1:2.8 Macro
 
Exposure:1/200
Aperture:f/10.0
ISO:400

This shining leaf beetle is very small with only 4 to 4,5 mm length.

Because it was sitting in the sun, its shiny, colorful elytra shone. Otherwise I wouldn't have seen it.

This could be O melanopus or O. duftschmidi only genitalia preparation can determine for sure.

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