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This leaf beetle has blue green metallic colours and is about 10 mm long. Possibly Eumolpus genus, Eumolpus asclepiadeus? Help appreciated.
Spotted in dense pine forest undergrowth, alt. 1700m ASL. I first spotted a large area of damaged leaves (see third picture), and tried to find the culprit. I found several of these beetles.
Eumolpusis a genus of small beetles, one species of which ( E. viti ) is very injurious to the vines in the wine countries of Europe.
Tricky one due to the variuos colors depending on light angulation. Need anyway careful verification!!
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Thanks Atul! You're right about the similarity! I now need to find criteria for both families.
Spotted on Jul 12, 2012
Submitted on Jul 13, 2012
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