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beetle - Blepharida rhois

beetle - Blepharida rhois
Merrimack, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
July 30, 2007
Size: 1cm or less
Found on tomato plants, in fields, and check this- the thing can hop! I mean they jump right out of my hand! I could hardly get him to stay still for the photo. Then he was gone...

This seems to be the markings pattern
for this species in New Hampshire. The more blotchy ones are from southern regions.

Sumac Flea Beetle
(Blepharida rhois) Very variable, it seems

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