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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 » Plagiodera » Imported Willow Leaf Beetle (Plagiodera versicolora)
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Small shiny blue green bugs on a tree leaf - Plagiodera versicolora
Copyright © 2007 Sue Taylor

Small shiny blue green bugs on a tree leaf - Plagiodera versicolora
Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine, USA
June 30, 2007
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Contributed by Sue Taylor on 1 July, 2007 - 12:11am
Last updated 6 October, 2015 - 7:58pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Brad Barnd, 22 July, 2007 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

Beetles, definitely.
Any idea what tree? That often helps narrow down the ID. They remind me of Willow Leaf beetles (below), but that's just a guess.

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 1 July, 2007 - 11:39am login or register to post comments

 
Willow leaf beetle - Plagiodera versicolora
good guess!!
Nice picture Sue. Four beetles in one shot and even with some colour variation.
… Rob Westerduijn, 1 July, 2007 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Willow beetles
Thanks for confirmation of the ID. I do have an old willow nearby but these specimens were feeding on what I think is redbud.
… Sue Taylor, 1 July, 2007 - 12:49pm login or register to post comments

 
interesting
it´s allways interesting to note the foodplant. I don´t know if redbud is known as a foodplant for this species, but these guys certainly seem to like its leaves. Maybe you can add an extra picture of the plant so somebody can confirm the plant id
… Rob Westerduijn, 2 July, 2007 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Aspen
As mentioned on other image, this host plant is aspen (Populus tremuloides).
… John Pearson, 24 December, 2009 - 3:53pm login or register to post comments

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