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Disonycha leptolineata
Photo#48219
Copyright © 2006
Scott Nelson
Unknown Chrysomelidae -
Disonycha leptolineata
Lake City, Baker County, Florida, USA
March 28, 2006
Size: 6 mm
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Contributed by
Scott Nelson
on 16 April, 2006 - 8:06pm
Last updated 7 July, 2008 - 10:52am
Moved
Moved from
Disonycha
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john and jane balaban
, 7 July, 2008 - 10:52am
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This is Disonycha leptolineat
This is Disonycha leptolineata or possibly the new species i am gathering more specimens for describing. Is the color in this photo accurate or faded?
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John Randall Watts
, 4 July, 2008 - 10:29am
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Possibly slightly faded
John, this insect might be slightly faded, but usually I photograph a week or so after pinning. I would love to help, but this is the only photo I have. No live photos. Thanks for the ID confirmation.
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Scott Nelson
, 6 July, 2008 - 7:12am
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If you want more specimens of
If you want more specimens of D. leptolineata look for it on Itea virginica in wet areas. I did a paper on its life history in Insecta Mundi. There is a species found in the turkey oak - long leaf pine habitat of central Florida that looks just like this specimen in coloration that I am sure is a new species or abbreviata.
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John Randall Watts
, 7 July, 2008 - 10:30am
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djnesbitt: it looks like a Th
djnesbitt: it looks like a Three-lined Potato Beetle (Lema trilineata)
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David J. Nesbitt
, 17 April, 2006 - 1:49am
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No.
This is probably in the genus Disonycha, one of the "flea beetles," named for their ability to jump with those fat hind legs:-)
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Eric R. Eaton
, 17 April, 2006 - 4:05pm
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Moved to guide
For now just at the genus level although it looks just like this one (below)to my untrained eye - given the amount of discussion on the image below, I don't want to have to defend a specific epithet!
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Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 29 April, 2006 - 2:34pm
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