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Grapevine Beetle - Pelidnota punctata
Copyright © 2008 Robert Lord Zimlich

Grapevine Beetle - Pelidnota punctata
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
June 15, 2008
Another favorite beetle. They look like they have been carved from wood.

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Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 3 October, 2008 - 7:24am
Last updated 20 November, 2009 - 10:17am

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