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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Tumbling Flower Beetles (Mordellidae) » Mordellini » Glipa » Glipa oculata
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Beetle - Glipa oculata
Copyright © 2013 Tim Turner

Beetle - Glipa oculata
Beavercreek, Greene County, Ohio, USA
August 24, 2013
Scurrying around very quickly on common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) leaf.
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Contributed by Tim Turner on 2 September, 2013 - 1:23am
Last updated 7 September, 2013 - 10:14pm

Moved
Moved from Tumbling Flower Beetles.
… Tim Moyer, 7 September, 2013 - 10:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

I suspect Ilona's right about the species.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 September, 2013 - 8:21am login or register to post comments

Tumbling Flower Beetle
Take a look at Glipa oculata.
… Ilona L., 2 September, 2013 - 1:45am login or register to post comments

 
concur
Glipa oculata
… Tim Moyer, 7 September, 2013 - 10:13pm login or register to post comments

 
That
certainly looks right, Ilona. What do these beetles eat?
… Tim Turner, 2 September, 2013 - 1:57am login or register to post comments

 
adults feed on flowers
I think I'll just refer you to the Info tab for the details of their feeding habits. There is more specific info on Glipa oculata on the tab for that species.
… Ilona L., 2 September, 2013 - 10:27am login or register to post comments

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