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Eggplant Flea Beetle - Epitrix fuscula
Copyright © 2010 John Pearson

Eggplant Flea Beetle - Epitrix fuscula
Ackworth, Warren County, Iowa, USA
May 31, 2010
Size: ~2 mm
Several of these tiny, rotund beetles were on hole-ridden leaves of Horse Nettle (Solanum carolinense) in grassy old field this evening. I have seen the bug-eaten leaves for several days now (but always observed at midday), but could not find any associated insects until today.
Contributed by John Pearson on 31 May, 2010 - 7:52pm
Last updated 28 November, 2013 - 2:09pm

Moved
Moved from Epitrix.
… ADeczynski, 28 November, 2013 - 1:49pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles. Data point for Iowa.
… John Pearson, 5 June, 2010 - 5:47pm

They look like Flea Beetles (Alticini).
I'm wondering if they might not be the same kind currently feasting on a variety of my backyard plants:



Best to wait for an expert opinion, though.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 31 May, 2010 - 8:08pm

 
same
… v belov, 1 June, 2010 - 4:08am

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