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leaf beetle - Metachroma interruptum
Copyright © 2011 Tim Moyer

leaf beetle - Metachroma interruptum
Medford, (~25 miles east of Philadelphia, PA) Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
June 18, 2011
Size: 6.0m
a light colored Paria, I assume?

came to UV light

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leaf beetle - Metachroma interruptum leaf beetle - Metachroma interruptum
Contributed by Tim Moyer on 18 August, 2011 - 12:48pm
Last updated 16 September, 2011 - 10:03pm

Moved
Moved from Metachroma.
… Tim Moyer, 16 September, 2011 - 10:03pm

nah, this one is better... pls try to key it out
Moved from Leaf Beetles.
… v belov, 9 September, 2011 - 1:02pm

 
thanks v,
given large size, color, and few Metachroma in the Northeast, this one keys fairly easily. New species for the Guide, and seems to be first web image.

From D&A description of color variation, I'd guess this is a male.
… Tim Moyer, 16 September, 2011 - 10:04pm

 
sweet!
… v belov, 16 September, 2011 - 10:46pm

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