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Unknown beetle - Cryptocephalus castaneus
Copyright © 2017 Lisa Gonzalez

Unknown beetle - Cryptocephalus castaneus
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
June 1, 2016
Collected in a Malaise trap
Contributed by Lisa Gonzalez on 30 October, 2017 - 4:33pm
Last updated 22 November, 2019 - 12:30pm

Moved
Moved from Cryptocephalus.
… Tyler Hedlund, 22 November, 2019 - 12:30pm

Moved, genus is sound
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 31 October, 2017 - 9:30am

Chrysomelidae
It appears to be Cryptocephalus castaneus, but I would prefer confirmation.

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… Jeff Brown, 30 October, 2017 - 4:58pm

 
That looks like it! I will ID
That looks like it! I will ID it to genus with a note as it being possibly C. castaneus. Thank you so much!
… Lisa Gonzalez, 31 October, 2017 - 2:11pm

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