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Western Spotted Cucumber Beetle - Diabrotica undecimpunctata
Copyright © 2009 Mandy Howe

Western Spotted Cucumber Beetle - Diabrotica undecimpunctata
Enumclaw, Forested Unincorporated King County, Washington, USA
October 1, 2009
Size: 10mm
I found it near another beetle of the same kind and both where on dandelions in the middle of the field. It has the characteristic eleven spots...or twelve if you're counting them while the elytra are open for flight. I know they are destructive little guys, but they are nice to look at.

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Contributed by Mandy Howe on 7 October, 2009 - 8:43am
Last updated 1 August, 2012 - 5:36pm

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… margarethe brummermann, 7 October, 2009 - 3:59pm login or register to post comments

Diabrotica undecimpunctata undecimpunctata
I'm pretty sure that yours could be filed under the Western Spotted Cucumber Beetle subspecies, least by the data map at any rate. I don't know if there's anything visual to separate them. Here's a link to the map - Western Spotted Cucumber Beetle
… Andrew Williams, 7 October, 2009 - 10:23am login or register to post comments

 
Yes!
I believe you are right. Thanks!
… Mandy Howe, 13 October, 2009 - 1:42am login or register to post comments

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