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Disonycha procera
Photo#17040
Copyright © 2005
tom murray
flea beetle -
Disonycha procera
Bethlehem, New Hampshire, USA
May 9, 2005
Size: ~7mm
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Contributed by
tom murray
on 12 May, 2005 - 5:04pm
Last updated 2 November, 2018 - 9:36am
Moved
Moved from
Disonycha uniguttata
.
It is not
pensylvanica
, because legs partly red.
Both
procera
and
uniguttata
may lack a pronotal macula - but the latter as exception,
while in eastern populations of
procera
, it occurs frequently (Blake 1934).
The main point, however: No costae in females of
D. uniguttata
!
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Boris Büche
, 2 November, 2018 - 9:36am
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Moved
Moved from
Disonycha pensylvanica
.
Thanks Chris. These beetles can look so much alike.
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tom murray
, 8 October, 2010 - 7:42am
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Disonycha uniguttata?
I think this may be
Disonycha uniguttata
Say instead. I don't think
D. pensylvanica
has a pronotum which is this clear red without a median dark spot.
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Christopher Majka
, 7 October, 2010 - 10:13pm
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