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Chrysomelid - Colaspidea smaragdula
Copyright © 2013 Alice Abela

Chrysomelid - Colaspidea smaragdula
Figueroa Mountain, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
May 18, 2013
Size: ~4mm

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Contributed by Alice Abela on 19 May, 2013 - 11:35am
Last updated 7 May, 2014 - 12:04pm

Moved
Moved from Colaspidea.
… v belov, 7 May, 2014 - 12:04pm login or register to post comments

ah! thanks, much better --excellent shot
for beetle identification purposes, it is advisable to post the all-important dorsal view first, even in cases where it's not the best one in terms of quality; the dorsal habitus is the single most valuable piece of imagery, ID-wise, worth dozens of oblique angles in most cases (other angles may help but are mostly of very little value without a dorsal view)
… v belov, 19 May, 2013 - 12:15pm login or register to post comments

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