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Red-head? - Chrysomela texana
Copyright © 2014 Gacko

Red-head? - Chrysomela texana
Desoto, Dallas County, Texas, USA
May 21, 2014
I thought this was going to be C. texana, but now I see that its pronotum is somewhat darkened so I'm unsure. Came to light.
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Contributed by Gacko on 22 May, 2014 - 2:34pm
Last updated 12 July, 2017 - 7:11pm

Moved
Moved from Frass.
… Gacko, 26 May, 2014 - 5:13pm login or register to post comments

Looks pretty nice for frass
especially with the unusual color you mention
… john and jane balaban, 26 May, 2014 - 5:04pm login or register to post comments

 
I was re-thinking that myself...
Mike Quinn already has some lovely images for Texas, but I'll move this one in case it might help with the color difference.
… Gacko, 26 May, 2014 - 5:12pm login or register to post comments

Frassed
Moved from Chrysomela.
… Gacko, 26 May, 2014 - 12:40pm login or register to post comments

texana is correct, confirmed by Shawn Clark
… v belov, 26 May, 2014 - 9:22am login or register to post comments

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