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Chrysomelidae beetle - Zygogramma arizonica
Copyright © 2008 Johnida Dockens

Chrysomelidae beetle - Zygogramma arizonica
FR 143, southern Santa Rita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
October 8, 2008
Contributed by Johnida Dockens on 11 October, 2008 - 12:21am
Last updated 12 July, 2009 - 4:06pm

Moved
Moved from Leaf Beetles.
… Mike Quinn, 12 July, 2009 - 4:06pm

Without knowing what the epip
Without knowing what the epipleura of the elytra is like (pale or dark) it is difficult to ID to species, but it looks very much like Zygogramma arizonica. Any idea what plant it fed on?
… John R. Watts, 30 April, 2009 - 12:08pm

Moving -
to family page for now...
… Ken Schneider, 5 November, 2008 - 11:43am

Looks like something in the g
Looks like something in the genus Calligrapha
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 11 October, 2008 - 9:09am

 
Calligrapha or Zygogramma?
I wasn't able to find any images in the guide that looked definitively like this one.
… Johnida Dockens, 11 October, 2008 - 9:43am

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