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Allograpta obliqua? - Allograpta obliqua - female
Copyright © 2007 Gary McDonald

Allograpta obliqua? - Allograpta obliqua - Female
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
August 24, 2007
Size: about 8 mm
This guy looks like Allograpta obliqua, based on other photos on bugguide. Saw him today on a succulent in our garden (live oak/chaparral habitat).
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Contributed by Gary McDonald on 24 August, 2007 - 8:18pm
Last updated 29 August, 2008 - 8:01pm

Really nice shots! Looking at this one...
Really nice shots! Looking at this one, the female, I notice that the color is less intensely yellow. I wonder if that is a sexual dimorphism, or just individual variation?
… HandsOff, 29 August, 2008 - 7:29pm login or register to post comments

Not the same individual
You have to unlink them. This one is a female, the others are males.
… Beatriz Moisset, 20 October, 2007 - 4:33pm login or register to post comments

You nailed this one.
Oblique marks towards end of abdomen confirm your ID.
… Ron Hemberger, 24 August, 2007 - 10:44pm login or register to post comments

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