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Leaf beetle sp. - Leptinotarsa rubiginosa
Copyright © 2007 Philip Kline

Leaf beetle sp. - Leptinotarsa rubiginosa
Pima Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
August 10, 2007
Size: Small - 1/2 in.
Is this a leptinotarsa leaf beetle? I also found one of these in the Peloncillo Mountains in extreme SE Arizona.
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Contributed by Philip Kline on 3 September, 2007 - 11:18am
Last updated 23 October, 2011 - 1:08pm

Leptinotarsa rubiginosa
This is Leptinotarsa rubiginosa. - Dan
… Daniel P Duran, 3 September, 2007 - 2:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Great, thanks Dan
Great, thanks Dan
… Philip Kline, 3 September, 2007 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

We have something similar
posted but not yet identified here
… john and jane balaban, 3 September, 2007 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

 
It looks the same, a bit brig
It looks the same, a bit brighter orange maybe. This species must be fairly widespread in mountain canyons in SE Arizona.
… Philip Kline, 3 September, 2007 - 12:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Hi, Philip!
Glad you finally got a species ID on this one:-) Thank you very much for sharing your images here.
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 September, 2007 - 4:30pm login or register to post comments

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