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Unknown beetle been seen around yard since May - Labidomera clivicollis
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Unknown beetle been seen around yard since May - Labidomera clivicollis
Minnetrista, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
June 7, 2018
Size: 1 cm long
Contributed by Frank @ Mound on 1 July, 2018 - 10:33am
Last updated 3 July, 2018 - 8:31am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 3 July, 2018 - 8:31am

[thumb:692316] Labidomera


Labidomera clivicollis
… Bill Dean, 1 July, 2018 - 5:35pm

 
Thanks! Now I know the instar
Thanks! Now I know the instars I'm now seeing are of this species!
… Frank @ Mound, 6 July, 2018 - 4:20pm

 
If you're seeing things that look like miniature beetles...
...they are probably true bug nymphs. True bugs go through a series of nymphal stages that resemble the adults. Immature beetles are larvae and don't resemble adults.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 6 July, 2018 - 4:25pm

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