Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Long-horned and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Skeletonizing leaf beetles (Galerucinae) » Flea Beetles (Alticini) » Blepharida » Sumac Flea Beetle (Blepharida rhois)
Photo#19801
Leaf Beetles mating - Blepharida rhois
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Leaf Beetles mating - Blepharida rhois
Milton, Massachusetts, USA
June 8, 2005
Size: 6mm

Images of this individual: tag all
Leaf Beetles mating - Blepharida rhois Leaf Beetles mating - Blepharida rhois
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by tom murray on 11 June, 2005 - 9:48am
Last updated 21 December, 2005 - 5:30pm

Blepharida rhois - sumac flea beetle
Det. per EGRiley:

Blepharida (Blepharida) rhois (Forster)

Family Chrysomelidae, Subfamily Galerucinae, Tribe Alticini

Pattern changes further west, e.g.

http://cedarcreek.umn.edu/insects/album/024107145001ap.html

http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/entomology/coleoptera/fleabeetle8.htm

Mike Quinn

Texas Beetle Info
http://www.TexasEnto.net/beetles.htm
… Mike Quinn, 21 December, 2005 - 1:19pm login or register to post comments

 
sumac flea beetle
Mike, thanks for the id, and the sites to compare it with.
… tom murray, 21 December, 2005 - 7:21pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact