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Leaf beetle - Acalymma vittatum
Copyright © 2008 Hannah Nendick-Mason

Leaf beetle - Acalymma vittatum
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September 10, 2008
Size: ~6mm
I think this might be Lema daturaphila but would appreciate confirmation/correction. On Allium sp.
Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 14 September, 2008 - 9:40pm
Last updated 15 September, 2008 - 7:49am

How about Acalymma vittatum
the striped cucumber beetle?
… Skip Blanchard, 15 September, 2008 - 7:43am

 
Thanks, Skip
it does look just like this image:



Can't believe I missed it - I'm pretty sure I've identified these for other people. : )
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 15 September, 2008 - 7:48am

Probably
not a bad guess.
… Bryan Penfound, 14 September, 2008 - 10:05pm

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