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banded cucumber beetle - Diabrotica balteata
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

banded cucumber beetle - Diabrotica balteata
Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
October 22, 2004
This should a Diabrotica balteata (banded cucumber beetle)from the images I was able to google up, combined with an ID from Mike Quinn from the state wildlife div. of Texas.
Contributed by tom murray on 3 April, 2005 - 10:47pm
Last updated 14 December, 2018 - 12:45pm

More info on Diabrotica balteata
See link for more info:

http://texasento.net/balteata.htm

Mike Quinn
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Texas Beetle Information
www.TexasEnto.net/beetles.htm
… Mike Quinn, 16 December, 2005 - 5:14pm

 
Nice website
The pictures and the info on your site are really helpful, and I've put it in the info section for this picture. Thanks Mike.
… tom murray, 16 December, 2005 - 5:58pm

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