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Purple Leaf Beetle - Phratora purpurea
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Purple Leaf Beetle - Phratora purpurea
Woodford, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
May 18, 2006
Size: 5mm
This beetle had a beautiful purple sheen all over it. Found on the rocks at the edge of a small river.
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Contributed by tom murray on 19 May, 2006 - 9:27am
Last updated 24 November, 2006 - 5:05pm

Thanks
Rob, it looks like this is P. purpurea so I'll move it, but leave the other 2 in the genus page, since they don't show the purple sheen like this one.
… tom murray, 24 November, 2006 - 5:05pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Identified by Boris Bueche.
… tom murray, 22 November, 2006 - 4:54pm login or register to post comments

 
some more pictures
This is what I expected. Probably P. purpurea. There are two more pictures of this species from you Tom.
… Rob Westerduijn, 24 November, 2006 - 8:59am login or register to post comments

Chrysomelinae
a leafbeetle in the subfamily Chrysomelinae; You have got an other picture of this species
… Rob Westerduijn, 13 August, 2006 - 2:38pm login or register to post comments

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