{"id":16046,"date":"2025-05-26T20:47:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T18:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karits.eu\/?p=16046"},"modified":"2025-05-26T20:47:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T18:47:18","slug":"leaf-beetle-plagiosterna-aenea-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karits.eu\/index.php\/2025\/05\/26\/leaf-beetle-plagiosterna-aenea-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaf beetle (Plagiosterna aenea)"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"7662\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"15312\">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<\/script>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/entomology-arthropods-beetles-9623888\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download image<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Leaf Beetle<\/strong> (<em>Plagiosterna aenea<\/em>) is a small, metallic beetle belonging to the family <strong>Chrysomelidae<\/strong>. Known for its lustrous appearance and herbivorous habits, this beetle plays a significant role in its ecosystem, though it can sometimes be considered a pest due to its feeding on various plant species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Physical Description<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Size<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Length: <strong>5\u20137 mm<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Coloration<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adults have a shiny, metallic exoskeleton that ranges from green to bronze, often with iridescent hues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Legs and antennae are typically dark, complementing the metallic body.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shape<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Oval and slightly convex body, characteristic of leaf beetles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Behavior<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Feeding<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adults and larvae feed on leaves, often creating holes or notches along the edges.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prefers plants in the willow (<em>Salix<\/em>) and birch (<em>Betula<\/em>) families.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Activity<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Most active during warm months, especially in spring and summer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adults are strong fliers and can disperse widely to find suitable host plants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reproduction<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Females lay eggs on the underside of leaves, ensuring larvae have immediate access to food upon hatching.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Habitat<\/strong><\/h3><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"9790\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"15313\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Found in a variety of habitats, including:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Woodlands and forest edges.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meadows with an abundance of host plants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gardens and parks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Life Cycle<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Eggs<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Small, yellowish eggs are laid in clusters on the underside of host plant leaves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Larvae<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dark, soft-bodied larvae feed voraciously on leaves, often skeletonizing them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go through several molts before pupating.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pupae<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pupation occurs in the soil or leaf litter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Adults<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Emerge in spring, mate, and continue the cycle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Distribution<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Widely distributed across <strong>Europe<\/strong>, including northern regions, and into parts of <strong>Asia<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prefers temperate climates but is adaptable to various environments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conservation Status<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Classified as <strong>Least Concern<\/strong>, with stable populations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Occasionally subject to local control efforts if populations impact agricultural or ornamental plants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ecological Role<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Herbivore<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Contributes to the regulation of plant populations, particularly willows and birches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prey Species<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Serves as a food source for birds, spiders, and predatory insects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Interesting Facts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Metallic Sheen<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The iridescence of its exoskeleton is due to microscopic structures that refract light, not pigmentation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Host Plant Preference<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>While it favors willow and birch, it can adapt to other plants if necessary, showcasing its resilience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Defensive Behavior<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Emits a mild odor or liquid when threatened, deterring predators.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Leaf Beetle<\/strong> (<em>Plagiosterna aenea<\/em>) is a striking and ecologically significant insect. Its metallic beauty and feeding habits make it an interesting subject for study, while its role in the food web highlights its importance. 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          data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/beetle-5744046_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/beetle-5744046_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   alt=\"Figwort weevil (Cionus scrophulaiae)\"                   title=\"Figwort weevil (Cionus scrophulaiae)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"757\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"757\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/beetle-4890649_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/beetle-4890649_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   alt=\"Red-banded fungus beetle (Megalodacne faciata)\"                   title=\"Red-banded fungus beetle (Megalodacne faciata)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"758\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"758\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/beetle-4837565_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/beetle-4837565_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   alt=\"Red-banded fungus beetle (Megalodance faciata)\"                   title=\"Red-banded fungus beetle (Megalodance faciata)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"759\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"759\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/black-spotted-longhorn-beetle-6971626_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/black-spotted-longhorn-beetle-6971626_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   alt=\"Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)\"                   title=\"Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"760\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"760\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/black-spotted-longhorn-beetle-7581587_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/black-spotted-longhorn-beetle-7581587_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   alt=\"Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)\"                   title=\"Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"761\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"761\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/black-spotted-longhorn-beetle-6547713_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/black-spotted-longhorn-beetle-6547713_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   alt=\"Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)\"                   title=\"Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"762\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"762\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/black-spotted-longhorn-beetle-6547708_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/black-spotted-longhorn-beetle-6547708_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   alt=\"Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)\"                   title=\"Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"763\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"763\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/black-spotted-longhorn-beetle-6272156_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/black-spotted-longhorn-beetle-6272156_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   alt=\"Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)\"                   title=\"Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"764\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"764\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/coccinellidae-4858925_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/coccinellidae-4858925_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   alt=\"Seven-Spotted Ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)\"                   title=\"Seven-Spotted Ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"765\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"765\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"328.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/firebug-7219345_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/firebug-7219345_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   alt=\"Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus)\"                   title=\"Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"766\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"766\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/firebug-7221409_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/firebug-7221409_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   alt=\"Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus)\"                   title=\"Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"767\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"767\"                   data-width=\"333.00\"                   data-height=\"500.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/firebug-7232093_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/firebug-7232093_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   alt=\"Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus)\"                   title=\"Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"768\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"768\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/longhorn-beetle-5372810_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/longhorn-beetle-5372810_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   alt=\"Ladder Beetle Longhorn beetle (Saperda scalaris)\"                   title=\"Ladder Beetle Longhorn beetle (Saperda scalaris)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"769\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"769\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/northern-dune-tiger-beetle-4899831_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/northern-dune-tiger-beetle-4899831_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   alt=\"Northern dune tiger beetle (Cicindela hybrida)\"                   title=\"Northern dune tiger beetle (Cicindela hybrida)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"770\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"770\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"315.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/green-bug-4873251_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/green-bug-4873251_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   alt=\"Green Sawfly (Rhogogaster viridis)\"                   title=\"Green Sawfly (Rhogogaster viridis)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"771\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"771\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/6148.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/6148.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   alt=\"Alder Leaf Beetle (Agelastica alni)\"                   title=\"Alder Leaf Beetle (Agelastica alni)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"772\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"772\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/6147.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/6147.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   alt=\"Clover mite (Bryobia praetiosa)\"                   title=\"Clover mite (Bryobia praetiosa)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"773\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"773\"                   data-width=\"333.00\"                   data-height=\"500.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/ruby-tiger-4825710_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/ruby-tiger-4825710_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   alt=\"Ruby Tiger Moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)\"                   title=\"Ruby Tiger Moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"774\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"774\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/ruby-tiger-5289264_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/ruby-tiger-5289264_1280.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   alt=\"Ruby Tiger Moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)\"                   title=\"Ruby Tiger Moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"775\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"775\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/6115.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/6115.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   alt=\"Aspen Leaf-rolling Weevil (Byctiscus populi)\"                   title=\"Aspen Leaf-rolling Weevil (Byctiscus populi)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"776\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"776\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/6113.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/6113.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   alt=\"American Aspen Beetle (Gonioctena viminalis)\"                   title=\"American Aspen Beetle (Gonioctena viminalis)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"777\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"777\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/5088.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/5088.jpg?bwg=1727372919\"                   alt=\"An assassin bug (Rhynocoris ventralis)\"                   title=\"An assassin bug (Rhynocoris ventralis)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"778\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"778\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   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