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larva on blue curls - Kuschelina gibbitarsa
Copyright © 2008 Charley Eiseman

larva on blue curls - Kuschelina gibbitarsa
Pelham, Butter Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
August 9, 2004
Size: ~1 cm
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larva on blue curls - Kuschelina gibbitarsa larva on blue curls - Kuschelina gibbitarsa
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 23 January, 2008 - 8:47pm
Last updated 2 July, 2008 - 9:54am

Moved
Moved from Leaf Beetles.
… john and jane balaban, 2 July, 2008 - 9:54am

larva on blue curls
If blue curls is a mint then it is likely Kuschelina gibbitarsa. Search for bright metallic blue or green and orange flea beetle adults on the same plant earlier in the season or rear them through as there is usually more than one generation per year.
… John Randall Watts, 2 July, 2008 - 8:28am

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