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Shiny Leaf Beetle - Chrysomela schaefferi
Copyright © 2011 Arthur Scott Macmillan

Shiny Leaf Beetle - Chrysomela schaefferi
Soquel, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
August 2, 2011
Size: around 5mm
This beetle was extremely shiny. So much so that I thought it was multi colored or striped, though it appears only to have been reflecting the surroundings. The antennae seem a little longer than usual and fancier.

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Contributed by Arthur Scott Macmillan on 2 August, 2011 - 8:30pm

Moved tentatively, will seek expert confirmation
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 2 August, 2011 - 8:52pm login or register to post comments

 
probably Chrysomela schaefferi Brown --det. S.M. Clark
… v belov, 4 August, 2011 - 10:07am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, and BTW...
Thanks, and BTW, I have come to think of large white side patches with a small black dot in them as a leaf beetle thing. Lately, however, I have found Harmonia axyridis specimen with that same thing. I couldn't really find any like them in the guide, however, I didn't submit them because there are so many in the guide. Still, they are kind of interesting...
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 4 August, 2011 - 6:55pm login or register to post comments

 
You may recall that I found one there before...
...I must be a lost cause for not recognizing...The other had semi-transparent orange elytra. This one's were tinted black, but very similar over all.
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 2 August, 2011 - 9:02pm login or register to post comments

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