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blue willow beetle, Chrysomelidae - Plagiodera versicolora
Copyright © 2004 Jim McClarin

blue willow beetle, Chrysomelidae - Plagiodera versicolora
Londonderry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
June 25, 2004
Size: 4 - 5 mm probably
These beetles were practically infesting low-growing roadside willow.

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blue willow beetle, Chrysomelidae - Plagiodera versicolora blue willow beetle, Chrysomelidae - Plagiodera versicolora
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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 30 April, 2005 - 8:43pm
Last updated 9 June, 2006 - 8:27pm

probably Plagiodera versicolora
Wrong shape and continent for Ph. vulgatissima.
… Donald S. Chandler, 9 June, 2006 - 7:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Yipes!
Thanks, Don. I guess we want them in-continent :-)
… Jim McClarin, 9 June, 2006 - 8:26pm login or register to post comments

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