Golden-spotted tiger beetle (Cosmodella aurulenta), photographed on an exposed riverbed in Pakke, Arunachal Pradesh.
Tiger beetles are fast, active predatory insects, and are hence always a challenge to photograph. Managed to make only 3 images of this species (and sighted only 3 to 4 individuals) which appeared to be restricted to a very small patch of riverbed, unlike the other more abundant tiger beetles in this area. I am not sure about the distribution of this species in the Indian subcontinent. It is more widely found in southeast Asia, and this one here could be a distinct NE Indian subspecies (C. a. juxtata).
(Made a classic mistake here- forgot to pay attention to the aperture . I had set it wide open for a record shot of a bird.)
Canon 500D, Canon 100mm Macro USM
SS 1/4000
Av 2.8
ISO 400
EC -0.7
Full frame
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