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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

Flea Beetle larva?

Looks similar to these images:

… Ted Kropiewnicki, 18 February, 2009 - 8:54pm

Altica seems right.

It's skinnier and brown, like the one I photographed.

… Dorothy E. Pugh, 19 February, 2009 - 7:36am

Other galerucines

look very similar to me--see viburnum leaf beetle, for instance.

… Charley Eiseman, 18 February, 2009 - 9:23pm

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

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