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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Chrysomelinae » Chrysomelini » Chrysomelina » Gastrophysa » Green Dock Beetle (Gastrophysa cyanea)
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Parasitized flea beetle? - Gastrophysa cyanea - female
Copyright © 2007 Graham Montgomery

Parasitized flea beetle? - Gastrophysa cyanea - Female
Brazos Bend State Park, Texas, USA
May 5, 2007
Size: ~5 mm
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Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 8 May, 2007 - 7:17pm
Last updated 16 January, 2008 - 3:25pm

no, gravid leaf beetle
Size and appearance point towards genus Gastrophysa (Chrysomelinae). Which plant was it on? If Polygonaceae, ID is safe, and then I´d say it´s a new species for the guide,
… Boris Büche, 9 May, 2007 - 5:54am login or register to post comments

 
which other species
Which other species are you referring to Boris. The blue colour is also common in cyanea. Uniformly green or blue metallic
… Rob Westerduijn, 10 May, 2007 - 9:26am login or register to post comments

 
if YOU say that . . .
I was not referring to a certain species - was just a guess. If you say this can´t be anything than G.cyanea - you are the expert!
… Boris Büche, 10 May, 2007 - 10:19am login or register to post comments

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