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spot-stripe beetle - Cryptocephalus bivius
Copyright © 2006 Robin McLeod

spot-stripe beetle - Cryptocephalus bivius
Ocala National Forest, Marion County, Florida, USA
March 31, 2006
Size: about 5 mm
on unidentified shrub in sandy brushy area
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Contributed by Robin McLeod on 13 April, 2006 - 8:41pm
Last updated 4 October, 2021 - 6:24pm

One of my favorite species fr
One of my favorite species from Florida! Host plant is Quercus laevis although they can be occasionally found on other species of scrub-loving oaks. I am in the process of describing the immature stages.
… John Randall Watts, 30 August, 2008 - 3:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Cryptocephalini.

Det. per Ed Riley:

Cryptocephalus bivius Newman

Mike
… Mike Quinn, 20 June, 2007 - 12:48pm login or register to post comments

Reminds us of
the beetles in the guide under Chrysomelidae ยป Cryptocephalini such as or but there are so many leaf beetles!!
… john and jane balaban, 13 April, 2006 - 10:04pm login or register to post comments

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