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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Skeletonizing Leaf Beetles and Flea Beetles (Galerucinae) » Galerucini » Section Coelomerites » Trirhabda » Groundselbush Beetle (Trirhabda bacharidis)
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Chrysomelidae? - Trirhabda bacharidis
Copyright © 2008 Graham Montgomery

Chrysomelidae? - Trirhabda bacharidis
Galveston, Chambers County, Texas, USA
March 2, 2008
Size: ~1 cm
I think this is in the right place.
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Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 15 April, 2008 - 6:24pm
Last updated 16 April, 2008 - 9:51pm

Moved
Moved from Leaf Beetles.
… Graham Montgomery, 16 April, 2008 - 9:51pm login or register to post comments

I can honestly say...
that I have no idea what kind of plant it was on. I forgot to take a picture. It was a fairly tall bush near the coast. And thanks for the help John and Jane and Rob. I'll move it to its species page.
… Graham Montgomery, 16 April, 2008 - 9:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Groundsel tree
The fleshy, paddle-shaped leaf in this photo is consistent with the uppermost leaves of Groundsel Tree (Baccharis halimifolia), the known host plant for Trirhadba bacharidis - compare with photo (from AlabamaPlants website) of the leaves subtending the pistillate flowers. The shrub habit and coastal habitat are also consistent with Groundsel Tree.
… John Pearson, 18 January, 2010 - 11:49am login or register to post comments

what a beauty
what a beautifull larva!
On what plant did you find it.
The colours remind me more of Chrysochus auratus than of trirhabda. However I think J&J nailed it. Looks to be Trirhabda bacharidis with such larva;
´The larvae are unusual among the chrysomelids in being colored with striking metallic hues´ from the online Alabama key
… Rob Westerduijn, 16 April, 2008 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

Take a look at Trirhabda
here and see what you think.
… john and jane balaban, 15 April, 2008 - 8:14pm login or register to post comments

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