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Tricholochmaea kalmiae
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Copyright © 2011
Richard Migneault
Leaf Beetle -
Tricholochmaea kalmiae
Edmundston, Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada
July 22, 2010
Not sure which species it is... Probably cavicollis, could someone confirm?
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Contributed by
Richard Migneault
on 26 March, 2011 - 7:26am
Last updated 30 January, 2013 - 11:32am
Moved
Moved from
Tricholochmaea
.
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Richard Migneault
, 30 January, 2013 - 11:32am
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Tricholochmaea kalmiae (Fall)
This is
Tricholochmaea kalmiae
(Fall).
Tricholochmaea cavicollis
LeConte has solid black antennae, including all the basal segments, unlike the specimen in this photograph. For example, see
this photograph
.
T. cavicollis
is usually a deep cherry red, whereas
T. kalmiae
(associated with laurels such as
Kalmia angustifolia
) is a more orange in colouration. A key difference is also that in
T. cavicollis
the elytral side margins are noticeibly thickened, whereas in
T. kalmiae
they are thiner and taper to an acuminate edge. You can see this difference in examining the specimens depicted in these two photographs.
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Christopher Majka
, 30 January, 2013 - 11:00am
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