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Bean Plataspid (Megacopta cribraria) - Megacopta cribraria
Copyright © 2012 stan gilliam

Bean Plataspid (Megacopta cribraria) - Megacopta cribraria
Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
May 12, 2012
Size: ~ 1/4 in.
Found on young sunflower plant. Too bad we now have these in the western part of the state. I only saw one, though.

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Contributed by stan gilliam on 12 May, 2012 - 5:45pm

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