Three-lined potato beetles

Lema daturaphila

Description:

3/8 inch long

Habitat:

spotted on groundcherry plant along roadside

1 Species ID Suggestions

Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Three-lined Potato Beetle

Lema daturaphila Leaf Beetle on Corn leaf - Lema daturaphila - BugGuide.Net

2 Comments

auntnance123 11 years ago

Thanks again, J. Makes perfect sense.

Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Host plant includes Solanaceae (Nightshades), which includes ground cherry. Another similar species:
Lema trivittata
http://bugguide.net/node/view/105782

Spotted by
auntnance123

Florida, USA

Spotted on Sep 10, 2012
Submitted on Sep 10, 2012