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Unknown Teal Beetle - Plagiodera versicolora
Copyright © 2010 Neece

Unknown Teal Beetle - Plagiodera versicolora
Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA
April 14, 2010
Size: .25 inches long or less
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Contributed by Neece on 14 April, 2010 - 8:17pm
Last updated 15 August, 2012 - 8:57pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Harsi S. Parker, 8 May, 2010 - 2:13pm login or register to post comments

must be Plagiodera versicolora
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… v belov, 29 April, 2010 - 8:10am login or register to post comments

Cropping Image
Can you send a cropped image showing mostly just the beetle; otherwise suggest Frassing.
… Blaine Mathison, 19 April, 2010 - 2:55pm login or register to post comments

 
sorry about the cropping, I'l
sorry about the cropping, I'll get a zoomed in image of just the insect.
… Neece, 19 April, 2010 - 3:54pm login or register to post comments

Plant...
...appears to be Clematis (possibly C. virginiana). Insect looks like a flea beetle to me (but wait for a real expert on that), which are often specific to plant species.
… John Pearson, 14 April, 2010 - 8:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the help with the
Thanks for the help with the plant but I don't think it's Clematis. It's a sapling tree of some sort. I'm more interested in the insect though.
… Neece, 14 April, 2010 - 8:47pm login or register to post comments

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