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Lilioceris cheni
Near its host plant the Air Potato. Native to Asia, it was introduced in Florida in 2012 to control the Air Potato Plant.
In my spotting of the Air Potato plant here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/207... I mentioned I saw no sign of the beetle that had been introduced to the park for control of the plant or damage at the park. I had noticed how Air Potato had spread here and looked as if it was covering everything. Well, today I was at the park and had several spottings of the beetles in different areas of the trails. But even more noticeable was the damage to the Air Potato leaves. I don't think I saw a single vine without damage. I also didn't notice damage like that to any other plant in the park which is a good thing. You can see in the last picture what the plants looked like through out the park.
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