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Spotted Maize Beetle

Astylus atromaculatus

Description:

Spotted on an Iceberg Rose. Introduced from South America in 1916 and now a major pest in gardens and agricultural land.

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2 Comments

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 11 years ago

Its a pity all so many attractive insects are commercial pests. Nice spotting !

Mari du Preez
Mari du Preez 11 years ago

nice shots van die twee

Johan Heyns
Spotted by
Johan Heyns

Lesedi Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Spotted on Feb 10, 2013
Submitted on Feb 10, 2013

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