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Leaf beetle on winged sumac - Lexiphanes
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Leaf beetle on winged sumac - Lexiphanes
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA
May 21, 2019
Size: 2 mm
Found feeding on surface of winged sumac (Rhus copallinum) leaves.

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Contributed by Jeff Eickwort on 22 May, 2019 - 10:01am
Last updated 23 May, 2019 - 7:47am

Moved, Lexiphanes sp.
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 22 May, 2019 - 9:21pm

 
Thanks!!
I think I see now where I went wrong when trying to key this out to genus before.

I also realized that I had recorded the length wrong, and I re-measured it at right around 2 mm. The characters are a little mixed, but after looking at reference samples, I think it's a male L. affinis. I'd appreciate any confirmation or correction!
… Jeff Eickwort, 23 May, 2019 - 9:03am

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