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Mystery larva
Copyright © 2008 Dorothy E. Pugh

Mystery larva
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
May 19, 2008
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Contributed by Dorothy E. Pugh on 7 January, 2009 - 12:31pm
Last updated 16 March, 2009 - 8:42pm

Leaf beetle larva (Chrysomelidae)
I suspect subfamily Galerucinae, but I'm not qualified to say for certain. These are highly host-specific, as with many plant-feeding larvae, so knowing the host plant could help reach a more specific ID.
… Charley Eiseman, 7 January, 2009 - 3:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Flea Beetle larva?
Looks similar to these images:
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 18 February, 2009 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Altica seems right.
It's skinnier and brown, like the one I photographed.
… Dorothy E. Pugh, 19 February, 2009 - 7:36am login or register to post comments

 
Other galerucines
look very similar to me--see viburnum leaf beetle, for instance.
… Charley Eiseman, 18 February, 2009 - 9:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Other galerucines
Viburnum leaf beetle larva seems a bit more yellow - like this one at Forestry Images. But I am sure that you are correct - there may be several other species that look similar.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 19 February, 2009 - 12:45am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Whatever kind of leaf beetle it is, it certainly looks like a threat to leaves! I would guess this was an oak leaf.
… Dorothy E. Pugh, 7 January, 2009 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

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