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A type of cucumber beetle - Lema daturaphila - male - female
Copyright © 2010 Kenneth E. Barnett

A type of cucumber beetle - Lema daturaphila - Male Female
Wilton, Inland Barrens, Saragota County, New York, USA
June 23, 2010
Size: 1/4 inch
A type of striped cucumber beetle, larvae pack feces on their backs. Host plant was Solanum sp. like.

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A type of cucumber beetle - Lema daturaphila - male - female A type of cucumber beetle 2 of 3 - Lema daturaphila Larvae of A type of cucumber beetle 3 of 3 - Lema daturaphila
Contributed by Kenneth E. BARNETT on 17 December, 2010 - 5:59pm
Last updated 17 December, 2010 - 9:03pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 17 December, 2010 - 9:03pm

pls select state
… v belov, 17 December, 2010 - 6:07pm

location?
… v belov, 17 December, 2010 - 6:00pm

 
Fixed. as
. . .you were typing. Thank you.
… Kenneth E. BARNETT, 17 December, 2010 - 6:10pm

 
name's Lema daturaphila
… v belov, 17 December, 2010 - 6:14pm

 
Group Photo of larve to follow
Group photo of earlier instars to follow
… Kenneth E. BARNETT, 17 December, 2010 - 6:10pm

 
AWSOME
Thank you!
… Kenneth E. BARNETT, 17 December, 2010 - 6:18pm

 
Group of larvae
I'll check this species images, if you want a group of larvae, I can post and move to that series.

If anyone has any info on the behavior of storing the feces like that- most probably to present the solanum toxins, would be neat to read about it.
K
… Kenneth E. BARNETT, 17 December, 2010 - 6:21pm

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