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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Harpalitae » Lebiini » Calleidina » Calleida » subgenus Calleida (Calleida subgenus Calleida) » Calleida punctata
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colorful foliage beetle? - Calleida punctata
Copyright © 2018 Ann McKenzie

colorful foliage beetle? - Calleida punctata
Read's Landing, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA
September 8, 2018
Size: about 5 mm
Tallgrass prairie. Was moving fast up and down foliage relatively close to the ground.

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Contributed by Ann McKenzie on 24 September, 2018 - 8:32pm
Last updated 25 August, 2020 - 1:52am

Moved
Moved from Calleida.
… v belov, 25 August, 2020 - 1:52am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Hisserdude, 25 October, 2018 - 9:40pm login or register to post comments

Calleida
This looks a ground beetle (Carabidae) in the genus Calleida. There are two similar looking species, C. decora and C. punctata that require closer examination to separate the two. The small flat eyes make me lean towards C. punctata but further examination would be ideal.
… Sean Perez, 25 September, 2018 - 12:41am login or register to post comments

 
Calleida
What information do you need to determine species?
… Ann McKenzie, 25 September, 2018 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

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