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Unknown beetle - Chelymorpha

Longmont, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
January 16, 2022
Size: 8mm

was found inside on citrus

Contributed by Chris Tankersley on 16 January, 2022 - 11:19am
Last updated 18 January, 2022 - 9:40am

Moved

Moved from Argus Tortoise Beetle.

… Tyler Hedlund, 18 January, 2022 - 9:40am

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Tyler Hedlund, 16 January, 2022 - 8:50pm

chrysomelid

looks like either

or

with the former more likely. I can't see the feature that would distinguish between the 2 but maybe an expert can take it further

… Steve Scholnick, 16 January, 2022 - 12:29pm

chrysomelid

agree - looks like the first pic. What would be the distinguishing feature? THanks

… Chris Tankersley, 18 January, 2022 - 9:36am

Hairs on the elytra

If you can see hair on the elytra then it's definitely C. phytophagica. If the elytra don't have hair, then it's C. cassidea.

… Tyler Hedlund, 18 January, 2022 - 9:41am

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