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Soft bodied, winged, bluish white bugs with yellow tint, on my spinach plants - Epicauta maculata
Copyright © 2012 Dave S

Soft bodied, winged, bluish white bugs with yellow tint, on my spinach plants - Epicauta maculata
Durango (North), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
July 25, 2012
Size: 3/4"
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Contributed by Dave S on 25 July, 2012 - 3:01pm
Last updated 17 October, 2015 - 6:04pm

Moved
Moved from Blister Beetles.
… v belov, 28 August, 2012 - 3:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… Brad Barnd, 25 July, 2012 - 8:43pm login or register to post comments

Maybe Blister Beetle: Epicauta?
The guide has a similar-looking image of a Blister Beetle in the genus Epicauta here: . However, I suggest waiting for expert verification or refutation before moving it to the guide.
… Peter Edelman, 25 July, 2012 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

 
ID confirmed by J.D. Pinto: "probably Epicauta maculata"
… v belov, 28 August, 2012 - 3:47pm login or register to post comments

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