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Beetle on Yucca whipplei - Pseudoluperus maculicollis
Copyright © 2009 Peter Bryant

Beetle on Yucca whipplei - Pseudoluperus maculicollis
Santiago Truck Trail, Orange County, California, USA
May 12, 2009
Size: ~7mm

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Beetle on Yucca whipplei - Pseudoluperus maculicollis Beetle on Yucca whipplei - Pseudoluperus maculicollis
Contributed by Peter Bryant on 12 May, 2009 - 7:18pm
Last updated 22 May, 2009 - 12:42pm

Pseudoluperus maculicollis (LeConte)
Det. E. G. Riley 2009

Moved from Skeletonizing leaf beetles.
… v belov, 22 May, 2009 - 12:42pm

nice galerucine --
haven't seen it in the guide yet
… v belov, 12 May, 2009 - 7:27pm

 
Is that a Pretend-Malachius?
I guess it would pay for a Chrysomelidae...
… margarethe brummermann, 12 May, 2009 - 9:19pm

 
my first thumb-based impression was exactly that
*
… v belov, 13 May, 2009 - 12:39am

 
Larvae?
Does anyone know if its larvae are internal borers, skeletonizers, or traditional leaf-feeders?
… Bob Allen, 9 November, 2009 - 10:25am

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