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Chrysomelidae, clawsX - Zygogramma suturalis
Copyright © 2013 MJ Hatfield

Chrysomelidae, clawsX - Zygogramma suturalis
Weaver Dunes, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA
June 16, 2013

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 3 December, 2013 - 10:54am

Excellent photo!
Unfortunately, if I'm not wrong, it is not the desired view to see the claws pattern.
It is need a front view of claws.
See here the comment made by Cotinis on 25 November 2004. (Unfortunately many very useful comments are dispersed through photos.)
If I understand well, need to see the claws pattern at the base of claws.
For Zygogramma: "tarsal claws parallel, united at base" (must be parallel at base if I'm not wrong)
For Calligrapha: "tarsal claws divergent" (divergent at base, if I understand well).
So I think it is need a good front view of the claws base.
Would be excellent if you can manage such photos. I don't know when or rather if I'll be able to shoot like above photo.
Not sure, but I think that somehow it can be inferred the feature, in your photography, too.
… Iustin Cret, 11 July, 2014 - 10:23am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Doryphorina.
… v belov, 3 December, 2013 - 11:13am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you.
Except...
under Info is says: "Easily distinguished from Calligrapha bidenticola by the form of the tarsal claws or by the color of the epipleuron." Neither are explained. What form of claws and what color of epipleuron? (So that I'm not so dependent next time.)
… MJ Hatfield, 3 December, 2013 - 11:39am login or register to post comments

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