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Beetle on Globe Mallow in Fort Davis, TX - Calligrapha serpentina
Copyright © 2006 desertratchel

Beetle on Globe Mallow in Fort Davis, TX - Calligrapha serpentina
Jeff Davis County, Texas, USA
August 2, 2006
Size: 3/8 inch long
Beetle is iridescent yellow-green and black. Fairly slow-moving, never observed flying.

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Contributed by desertratchel on 12 September, 2006 - 7:10pm
Last updated 22 May, 2007 - 4:20am

Moved
Moved from Calligrapha.
ID strenghened by comparison with type
… Boris Büche, 22 May, 2007 - 4:20am login or register to post comments

tentative ID
. . . species page erected nontheless.
A mexican source gives Sphaeralcea as the hot plant of C.serpentina, one of eight species listed for Texas.
The single available
illustration - unusual, of course! - matches well in pattern.

The reason, why I decide the ID as safe enough to create a page for the species is, that Calligrapha spp. are pretty food-specific, and the plant association is beyond doubt in your case, because larvae were on the plant.
… Boris Büche, 22 May, 2007 - 4:20am login or register to post comments

What a beautiful beetle!
Great shot! =)
… Ashley Bradford, 12 September, 2006 - 8:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Beetle on Globe Mallow in Fort Davis, TX
Thank you for the compliment. A subscriber (couple) just posted a message which helped identify my mystery beetle. They think--and I do, too--that this is a Calligrapha. There were dozens of them in my yard this summer. And they are so beautiful. Hope they are back next year!
… desertratchel, 12 September, 2006 - 8:58pm login or register to post comments

looks like
one of the Calligrapha, images in the guide here
… john and jane balaban, 12 September, 2006 - 8:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Calligrapha beetle
Wow! I've searched in vain for a similar picture. By golly, I think you've got it. Some of those in the guide appear exactly like the ones in my yard. Thanks so very much for solving the mystery.
… desertratchel, 12 September, 2006 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

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