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Beetle - Altica
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Beetle - Altica
Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
July 9, 2005
Contributed by tom murray on 20 July, 2005 - 10:19pm
Last updated 7 July, 2008 - 4:53pm

Moved
Moved from Flea Beetles.
… tom murray, 7 July, 2008 - 4:53pm

Genus Altica.
Genus Altica.
… John R. Watts, 7 July, 2008 - 8:51am

Flea beetle?
Looks like one of the flea beetles in the leaf beetle family Chrysomelidae. Knowing the plant you found it on ALWAYS helps ID these guys.
… Eric R. Eaton, 21 July, 2005 - 12:56pm

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