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Reddish Potato Beetle - Leptinotarsa rubiginosa
Copyright © 2013 Jon Rapp

Reddish Potato Beetle - Leptinotarsa rubiginosa
Santa Rita Experimental Range / Florida Station, Pima County, Arizona, USA
July 25, 2013
Found during the day at BugSwarm 2013. Wasn't real cooperative, so may not be able to ID from these pix. If so, they can be frassed. Any IDea?

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Contributed by Jon Rapp on 10 August, 2013 - 9:19pm
Last updated 11 August, 2013 - 3:21pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 11 August, 2013 - 8:05am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Blaine!
.
… Jon Rapp, 11 August, 2013 - 3:23pm login or register to post comments

ID
Maybe Leptinotarsa rubiginosa - Reddish Potato Beetle: http://bugguide.net/node/view/142608?
… Alice Abela, 10 August, 2013 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

 
You're good
with these bugs.

THANKS!
… Jon Rapp, 11 August, 2013 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

 
You're welcome!
I've been spending a lot of time on bugguide trying to ID my shots (and wracking my brain for the ID's I was given at the gathering); I'm hitting a fair number of overlaps ;o)
… Alice Abela, 11 August, 2013 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

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