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Sunflower Beetle - Zygogramma Exclamationis - Zygogramma exclamationis
Copyright © 2005 knapperbill

Sunflower Beetle - Zygogramma Exclamationis - Zygogramma exclamationis
Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois, USA
June 17, 2005
I've been finding a few of these lately, and they resemble Calligrapha, yet it still looks different from the images in the guide. Any help?
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Contributed by knapperbill on 18 June, 2005 - 6:36pm
Last updated 12 July, 2009 - 3:07pm

unknowne scientific name
this is a "Colorado Potato Beetle".
these fingernail size beetles lay clusters of orange eggs on the underside of leaves.They eat a wide variety of plant including : eggplant, pepper, tomato and potato.


Hope i helped.
… guy, 25 June, 2005 - 8:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Sunflower Beetle - Zygogramma Exclamationis
Actually, I found out that this is a sunflower beetle. I found some images on the net, and there is an exact picture of one in Simon & Schuster's Guide to Insects on page 181. Thanks for your help.
… knapperbill, 25 June, 2005 - 9:20pm login or register to post comments

 
also an image
here at North Dakota.
… john and jane balaban, 10 January, 2006 - 9:01pm login or register to post comments

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