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Potato Flea Beetles mating - Psylliodes affinis - male - female
Copyright © 2008 Peter Cristofono

Potato Flea Beetles mating - Psylliodes affinis - Male Female
Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 5, 2008
Size: ~ 2 mm
Tiny brown beetles, not more than about 2 mm long, mating in a weed patch.
Contributed by Peter Cristofono on 5 June, 2008 - 8:51pm
Last updated 10 June, 2008 - 7:51pm

Psylliodes affinis
a fleabeetle; Psylliodes affinis. See here
… Rob Westerduijn, 6 June, 2008 - 11:37am

 
Yes
Thanks, Rob. I found these on the same plants where I recently found three-lined potato beetles mating. Nightshade family plants, I assume.
… Peter Cristofono, 6 June, 2008 - 2:37pm

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