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Skeletonizing Leaf Beetle

Cerotoma sp.

Description:

Skeletonizing Leaf Beetle, 1 cm long.

Habitat:

Subreopical grassland

1 Species ID Suggestions

Skeletonizing Leaf Beetle
Cerotoma ruficornis Species Cerotoma ruficornis - BugGuide.Net


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6 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Thank you Cindy!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Thank you Jakubko for the ID and the link.

Another beauty!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 10 years ago

Cerotoma sp. for sure. The first part of the antennae is black which I've not seen in other photos of C. ruficornis, so I am unsure whether to label this as Cerotoma sp., or C. ruficornis.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Thank you beaker98!

beaker98
beaker98 10 years ago

Wow! Another cool beetle! Love it!

LuisStevens
Spotted by
LuisStevens

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Spotted on Jul 28, 2013
Submitted on Aug 16, 2013

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