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Lema solani
Photo#12733
Copyright © 2005
Lynette Elliott
metallic blue and orange banded Leaf Beetle -
Lema solani
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
July 21, 2004
Contributed by
Lynette Elliott
on 11 March, 2005 - 4:16pm
Last updated 19 June, 2008 - 10:11am
Leaf Beetle.
My educated guess is that this is in the genus Lema. They are extremely alert for chrysomelids, jumping and flying at the slightest provocation.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 11 March, 2005 - 5:23pm
Lema solani
Presnt in eastern US but not widely reported.
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Feeds on Solanaceae.
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Am moving...
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Mike Quinn
, 14 January, 2006 - 8:56am