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Ladybug with elephant ears - Chrysomela schaefferi
Copyright © 2011 Arthur Scott Macmillan

Ladybug with elephant ears - Chrysomela schaefferi
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
June 18, 2011

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Contributed by Arthur Scott Macmillan on 19 June, 2011 - 11:18pm
Last updated 20 June, 2011 - 1:16am

Moved tentatively
Moved from Chrysomela.
… v belov, 20 June, 2011 - 1:16am login or register to post comments

 
ID confirmed by S.M. Clark: Chrysomela schaefferi Brown
… v belov, 20 June, 2011 - 2:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Belov!
I know it is tentative, but it sure looks right to me.
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 20 June, 2011 - 2:13pm login or register to post comments

Ladybugs have *very* short antennae
this is a very typical leaf beetle --arguably, the most typical, because it's a member of the genus after which that entire family has been named [Chrysomelidae]

Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 19 June, 2011 - 11:21pm login or register to post comments

 
They look longer now that I take another look
I actually did scrutinize they length of antennas with my naked eye, but by the time I shot the photos I was convinced it was a ladybug. Needless to say, my eyes are not that good!
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 19 June, 2011 - 11:46pm login or register to post comments

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