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Tomato-eating beetle in Central Texas - Lema opulenta
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Tomato-eating beetle in Central Texas - Lema opulenta
Hays County, Texas, USA
May 10, 2010
These beetles are on our three tomato plants by the dozens. My wife thought they were blister beetles, but having performed the definitive test, I don't think they are. I thought they might be flea beetles but the legs don't look quite right. I can't seem to find an identical beetle picture online.

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Contributed by Tuukka on 10 May, 2010 - 8:18pm
Last updated 23 April, 2018 - 4:15pm

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Nice addition, thanks!
… Blaine Mathison, 10 May, 2010 - 8:21pm login or register to post comments

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