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potato beetle? - Calligrapha californica
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

potato beetle? - Calligrapha californica
Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
April 18, 2005
Size: 1/3"
It looks like some kind of potato beetle.
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Contributed by tom murray on 19 April, 2005 - 8:30pm
Last updated 22 December, 2005 - 4:32pm

Calligrapha californica
Det. per EGRiley:

Calligrapha (Bidensomela) californica coreopsivora Brown

Family Chrysomelidae, Subfamily Chrysomelinae, Tribe Chrysomelini

Mike Quinn, Austin

Texas Beetle Info
http://www.TexasEnto.net/beetles.htm
… Mike Quinn, 22 December, 2005 - 2:18pm login or register to post comments

Disonycha?
Well, I know it is not a potato beetle, an insect which is much more convex, and has pinstripes as opposed to bold ones. This could be a different genus than Disonycha, though.
… Eric R. Eaton, 20 April, 2005 - 7:51pm login or register to post comments

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