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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Chrysomelinae » Chrysomelini » Doryphorina » Leptinotarsa » Leptinotarsa haldemani
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Dark blue Leptinotarsa haldemani? - Leptinotarsa haldemani
Copyright © 2008 margarethe brummermann

Dark blue Leptinotarsa haldemani? - Leptinotarsa haldemani
Molino Basin, Catalinas, Pima County, Arizona, USA
September 22, 2007
Size: 11mm

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Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 21 December, 2008 - 2:40pm
Last updated 21 December, 2008 - 5:47pm

Range on color from blue to purple to green...
Thumb of the two other color forms:
… Mike Quinn, 3 March, 2009 - 11:57am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Mike
great series all together. Here (Tucson to Madera) they seem to be mostly blue. Last year (2008) I didn't find any at all, but The AZ Nightshade was also very sparse.
… margarethe brummermann, 3 March, 2009 - 1:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Mostly the green variety in CenTex...
I believe we mostly have the green variety here in CenTex...

BTW, Jacques (1988) writes that Solanum douglasii is the preferred host in AZ... (1) Mike
… Mike Quinn, 3 March, 2009 - 4:25pm login or register to post comments

 
That one is around among 15 other sp.
but the beetles were always on silver-grey Solanum leaves
… margarethe brummermann, 3 March, 2009 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

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