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Leaf Beetle - Diachus - Diachus

Leaf Beetle - Diachus - Diachus
Arcadia, Los Angeles County, California, USA
September 20, 2008
Size: 3-5mm
The data doesn't show the Leaf Beetle - Brachypnoea puncticollis - in California - but they look very similar. What do you think this is?

Moved
Moved from The Casebearers.

Moved
Moved from Beetles.

Diachus
from the photo it looks more like Diachus (Cryptocephalinae) but that one is much smaller (3mm). I think you misjudged the size.

 
You look to be correct
Hi Rob,

I checked out some photos of a Diachus and it looks spot on. I did seem to misjudge the size.

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