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Grapevine Beetle at night - Pelidnota punctata
Copyright © 2007 barry slater

Grapevine Beetle at night - Pelidnota punctata
Lakeshore Don River, Toronto East, Ontario, Canada
July 15, 2007
Size: 25mm
Thanks helping me not freak out seeing "giant bug" first time. Tended this grape since birth have enough trouble with squirrels, just pick them off by hand,
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Contributed by barry slater on 13 August, 2007 - 10:41pm

sorry.....lol
thought i'd better add in 'location'....Midland, Ontario,Canada
… lora, 17 August, 2007 - 9:55pm login or register to post comments

by the way...
on the topic of grapevine beetles...i want to know the coppery coloured one that have totally infested my grapevine..i'll have to capture one for a description...
… lora, 17 August, 2007 - 9:50pm login or register to post comments

biggest beetle i've seen 'round here...
Both my son and i share the same interest in the 'bug world'..he actually found this-grapevine beetle,so of course we captured it and searched the net to find information on it.I found this site and info,where i read i forget..but the grapevine beetle we found was a tad brighter red,Its mid August..and was late afternoon when found.Hope that helps,unfortunatly..I would have taken a picture(have teen daughter that wears out batteries!lol)
I have many more 'bugs' to find info on..best site yet!!!!ty lora
… lora, 17 August, 2007 - 9:46pm login or register to post comments

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