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I thought it was a callig*raphy beetle - Calligrapha alni
Copyright © 2008 Jim McClarin

I thought it was a callig*raphy beetle - Calligrapha alni
Louden, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
May 24, 2008
Size: about 8.7 mm
until it spread its wings. Then I thought, now where have I seen scarlet beetle wings before?" The answer is leaf beetle genus Zygogra*mma.

This fellow was perched on the inside back of a chair that someone had just arisen from. It's a wonder he wasn't crushed.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 26 May, 2008 - 10:25pm
Last updated 22 July, 2008 - 7:45pm

Moved
Moved from Calligrapha.
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Moved
Moved from Zygogramma.
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