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Casebearer - Cryptocephalus
Copyright © 2012 Carmen Champagne

Casebearer - Cryptocephalus
Athens/ Sandy Creek Park, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
January 8, 2012
The tiniest casebearer I've ever seen, on a slime mold.

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Contributed by Carmen Champagne on 5 April, 2012 - 5:55pm
Last updated 29 January, 2017 - 10:28am

Moved
Moved from Cryptocephalini.
… v belov, 29 January, 2017 - 10:28am

E.G. Riley says:
"This could be Cryptocephalus tinctus - but not really sure. Might be some very strange Pachybrachis."

Moved from Scriptured Leaf Beetles.
… v belov, 15 May, 2012 - 2:36pm

these indeed can be very small, but what a nightmare of a genus
Moved from Case-bearing Leaf Beetles.
… v belov, 5 April, 2012 - 6:22pm

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