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green and red leaf beetle - Disonycha varicornis
Copyright © 2013 Joyce Gross

green and red leaf beetle - Disonycha varicornis
Along Mt Hopkins Rd, near Montosa Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
July 26, 2013
Size: 6mm
John Balaban found these on cholla. I then got many chunks of cholla attached to my shoes while trying to take photos.
Some sort of flea beetle?

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green and red leaf beetle - Disonycha varicornis green and red leaf beetle - Disonycha varicornis
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Contributed by Joyce Gross on 11 August, 2013 - 2:04am
Last updated 29 August, 2013 - 10:46am

Disonycha varicornis Horn
Det. E. G. Riley, 2013
… Mike Quinn, 29 August, 2013 - 10:46am login or register to post comments

Moved
Yeah I remember this guy but cant pinpoint it now...prob a Disonycha, Kuschelina, or Capraita. Will snoop around more if someone else doesn't get to it first.

Moved from Leaf Beetles.
… Blaine Mathison, 11 August, 2013 - 8:02am login or register to post comments

 
the last two can be ruled out, imho; add Hemiphrynus to DD
… v belov, 11 August, 2013 - 9:06pm login or register to post comments

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