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8033136 Calligrapha - Cryptocephalus venustus
Copyright © 2014 Rob Curtis

8033136 Calligrapha - Cryptocephalus venustus
Cherry Hill FP, Cook County, Illinois, USA
July 8, 2014
Size: >1/4"
Contributed by Rob Curtis on 11 July, 2014 - 2:53pm
Last updated 11 July, 2014 - 6:57pm

not related to Calligrapha, as far as chrysomelids go
Moved from Calligrapha.
… v belov, 11 July, 2014 - 6:57pm

 
So that's why I couldn't matc
So that's why I couldn't match it to the few there that it superficially resembled. Thanks!
… Rob Curtis, 11 July, 2014 - 10:05pm

 
long, thin, threadlike antennae + cylindrical body...
...give away members of Cryptocephalini
… v belov, 12 July, 2014 - 10:58am

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