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Leaf Beetle - Metachroma
Copyright © 2011 tom murray

Leaf Beetle - Metachroma
Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
July 28, 2011
Size: 3.7mm
Found under a rock.
Contributed by tom murray on 28 July, 2011 - 11:22pm
Last updated 12 June, 2021 - 8:55pm

Moved
Moved from Typophorini.
… v belov, 12 June, 2021 - 8:55pm

Moved
Moved from Leaf Beetles.
Thanks Brad. Are there any other angles I should photograph to figure this out?
… tom murray, 29 July, 2011 - 8:31am

 
Lateral
Paria will have a lobe-like process from the prothorax behind/below the eyes, while Metachroma doesn't.
… Brad Barnd, 29 July, 2011 - 1:45pm

Paria/Metachroma
one of the two
… Brad Barnd, 29 July, 2011 - 12:54am

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