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Small beetle - Cryptocephalus
Copyright © 2009 JC Jones

Small beetle - Cryptocephalus
Spiderweb, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA
December 9, 2009
Size: ~6 - 8mm
Found among clover and turnip greens.
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Contributed by JC Jones on 9 December, 2009 - 7:16pm
Last updated 28 January, 2010 - 3:35pm

Moved
Moved from Cryptocephalus.
… v belov, 28 January, 2010 - 3:35pm login or register to post comments

Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae
maybe genus Pachybrachis or possibly Cryptocephalus. Both large genera of variably-patterned species.
… Blaine Mathison, 9 December, 2009 - 7:19pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 9 December, 2009 - 7:18pm login or register to post comments

 
V...
you beat me by like one second! lol
… Blaine Mathison, 9 December, 2009 - 7:19pm login or register to post comments

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