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Ladybird beetle? - Chrysomela knabi
Copyright © 2016 Gayle A.

Ladybird beetle? - Chrysomela knabi
Flatirons Vista, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
May 21, 2016
Contributed by Gayle A. on 28 May, 2016 - 3:31pm
Last updated 1 August, 2017 - 5:46pm

Shawn Clark says, "probably the pale form of C. knabi"
Moved from Subgenus Macrolina.
… v belov, 1 August, 2017 - 5:46pm

Moved
Moved from Chrysomela.
… v belov, 16 June, 2017 - 12:23am

Moved, Chrysomela it is (cool looking one too)
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 28 May, 2016 - 7:16pm

Resembles it doesn't it? :)
It's actually a leaf beetle - Chrysomelidae. The antennae, shape, and much else are different from a ladybug. It's probably genus Chrysomela, but let the experts say for sure.
… Chris Hartley, 28 May, 2016 - 6:35pm

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