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Leaf-Mining Beetle

Facts

  • Order: Beetles
  • Family: Leaf beetles
  • Habitat: Asia

Transparent Part: Shell

Leaf-mining beetles can be very colorful with shimmering metallics. The outer shell of the aspidimorpha miliaris leaf beetle doesn’t have any color pigment, so it’s see-through.

Leaf-Mining Beetle Aspidomorpha miliaris - Photo: Stephane Bidouze/Shutterstock


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