Unknown textured beetle - Chrysolina bankii

Moved

Moved from cf. bankii, East Coast.

… v belov, 8 November, 2020 - 11:34pm

Moved

Moved from Chrysolina.

… v belov, 28 July, 2020 - 12:17pm

Additional images

I've added the other images I have of the individual.

… Howard Kistler, 28 July, 2020 - 12:13pm

Precise locality?

Howard,

Please email me. I'd like to get the exact location from you so that I can go out and collect some specimens in order to confirm their identity.

Thanks!

ART EVANS

… Art Evans, 29 July, 2020 - 10:31am

Dutch Gap is in Chesterfield

Dutch Gap is in Chesterfield County.

Any chance that this specimen was collected for examination?

… Art Evans, 28 July, 2020 - 11:02am

True

I've updated the location info. I mentally cast a wide net at what I call Richmond, when I really mean Richmond and the surrounding environs.

I don't collect live specimens, so I don't have this one. Is it something unusual? I actually encountered it in a disturbed area immediately outside the park. It was in the same patch as these primrose.

http://photos.tabularetina.com/picture.php?/8557

… Howard Kistler, 28 July, 2020 - 11:08am

yes, it's a European sp. not previously recorded in e.US

all we know about this new arrival is two submissions posted on BG
experts need specimens for study -- to figure out what exact species we're dealing with

… v belov, 28 July, 2020 - 11:14am

Oh wow

If I run across it again, I'll try to retain one.

… Howard Kistler, 28 July, 2020 - 11:19am

grab all you can

… v belov, 28 July, 2020 - 11:45am

another example of a recent introduction

compare

"Richmond City Region County" -- is this an official name?

Moved from ID Request.

… v belov, 28 July, 2020 - 10:45am

Thanks!

And the site tacks "County" on to the end automatically. It's the city of Richmond, which does not belong to any county, and that's hard to make clear on here. I don't put just Richmond because, somewhat confusingly, there is also a Richmond County in Virginia which is a completely separate locale. So I use "Richmond City Region", which the site then further compounds into the unwieldy name shown.

… Howard Kistler, 28 July, 2020 - 10:53am

i see

to avoid confusion, put "Richmond" in the City box (where it belongs) and leave the county field blank

… v belov, 28 July, 2020 - 10:59am

Good idea

When I first started posting here I thought County/Parish/District/Region was a required field and just got into the habit. I'll try to make future local postings from Richmond city instead.

… Howard Kistler, 28 July, 2020 - 11:01am