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Fourteen-spotted leaf beetle

Cryptocephalus guttulatus

Description:

5 mm long red & white spotted leaf beetle.

Habitat:

Semi rural

Notes:

I can't find this guy on bugguide so help with an ID would be appreciated.

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10 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Jacob!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

:D I definitely knew I was wrong, just pointing out similarities! Nice pics, too!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Cindy!

It sure looks like the Fourteen-spotted Leaf Beetle but it's not reported there yet in BugGuide http://bugguide.net/node/view/8194

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Not this one Sergio! The one in the link I posted in the comments! :)

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

Karen, you know I am not entomologist, but I think our beetles are from completely different species. The antennae are very different from each other.

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Jacob - close but no cigar! I think I have seen Sergio's on bugguide though so I will check it out!
Thank you Mayra!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Fantastic, Karen!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/102...

Asergio's, so definitely not exact species, but I guess I was way off when I thought I saw the same thing!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

I literally just saw this somewhere on PN...

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Jun 11, 2012
Submitted on Jun 12, 2012

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