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Chrysomelidae, dorsal - Ophraella americana
Copyright © 2017 MJ Hatfield

Chrysomelidae, dorsal - Ophraella americana
Red Oak Prairie, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
May 21, 2017

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 25 December, 2017 - 10:25am
Last updated 16 May, 2018 - 1:17am

Looks like...
This larva looks very different from the ones in the other shots. It looks more like one of these.
Is there any chance that something got mixed up with the images?
The hatchlings seem to have a dark head that lightens up, as they grow and none with thick-dark spots on the body.
… Bob Biagi, 25 February, 2023 - 7:48am login or register to post comments

 
Hi Bob,
I do think all the larvae and eggs were of the same species. I added a few more photos and perhaps the photo of a larva molting might connect a fresh spotted larva to a shed of lines and dots.
… MJ Hatfield, 31 March, 2023 - 11:35am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ophraella.
… v belov, 16 May, 2018 - 1:17am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Galerucini.
… Blaine Mathison, 25 December, 2017 - 11:23am login or register to post comments

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