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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Long-horned and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Criocerinae » Lilioceris » Lily Leaf Beetle (Lilioceris lilii)
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Lily Leaf Beetle - Lilioceris lilii
Copyright © 2007 Stephen Luk

Lily Leaf Beetle - Lilioceris lilii
Richmond Hill, York Region, Ontario, Canada
May 8, 2007
Size: 7 mm
They were here years ago. They were here last summer. And this season: THEY ... ARE ... BACK. *suspenseful music* Their scarlet beauty is enticing ... their innocence deceptive ... they have returned, to once more wreak havoc among the lilies in the garden!
Wow, I villanize these beetles so dramatically. But, they really can quickly turn a once-healthy stand of lilies into a sad, devastated mess and their larvae can be quite an eyesore ... and yes, this one was on a lily.
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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 8 May, 2007 - 11:39pm
Last updated 30 May, 2008 - 9:31pm

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