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Plagiodera versicolora - Imported Willow Leaf Beetle - Plagiodera versicolora

Plagiodera versicolora - Imported Willow Leaf Beetle - Plagiodera versicolora
Kingston/Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
June 13, 2014

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Plagiodera versicolora - Imported Willow Leaf Beetle - Plagiodera versicolora Plagiodera versicolora - Imported Willow Leaf Beetle - Plagiodera versicolora

thanx; here we go.
Moved from ID Request.

"2-3" --did you mean, mm?
please make sure to indicate units here and elsewhere, and keep in mind that size data only help if measured, otherwise the field is better left blank; estimates are useless for identification purposes, and more often mislead than help
in this particular case, i would have been pretty confident about the ID but for the fact that nothing of this gestalt is within the indicated size range; estimates posted without a clear indication that the size has not actually been measured often badly hurt one's chances to get an ID

 
"2-3" --did you mean, mm?
I did mean mm, and I did not measure it and should be ignored, despite I had it within 5" from my face.

 
thanks for the explanation, Kurt
please go ahead and edit the size field
you can put there "2-3 mm estimated" but i strongly suggest clearing the field, for reasons explained above; i'll then give you a name for the beetle

all too often images remain without IDs only because the indicated size is way off due to incorrect assessment

 
cleared field
did clear the field.

Thank you

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