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Tomato pest - Glischrochilus fasciatus
Copyright © 2003 Ethan Friedman

Tomato pest - Glischrochilus fasciatus
near Dover Plains, Dutchess County, New York, USA
October 11, 2003
Size: 6mm
Found this little beetle on a tomato (Lycopersicon plant. Can anyone help narrow down to family?
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Contributed by Ethan Friedman on 14 January, 2007 - 2:21pm
Last updated 14 January, 2007 - 4:44pm

Moved
Moved from Glischrochilus.
… Ethan Friedman, 14 January, 2007 - 4:44pm login or register to post comments

Looks like G. fasciatus
Compare.
… Jim McClarin, 14 January, 2007 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

 
that's it!
thanks. Embarrassingly, I have G. quadrisignatus in my collection and failed to note the similarity.
… Ethan Friedman, 14 January, 2007 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

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