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Mallow leaf beetle

Calligrapha fulvipes

Notes:

I spotted one of this beauties before (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/102...) but the pattern on the elytra of this one is more amazing than the other (to me). Apparently this beetles are like zebras, every specimen has his own pattern and the individuals can be differenced because of that

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15 Comments

Ignacio Gamboa
Ignacio Gamboa 11 years ago

Ashis you were right the ID is wrong, but is not one you gave me (Zygogramma violaceomaculata) ... It is C. fulvipes

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Ignacio verify specie of your area than you marked here is of North American.

Ignacio Gamboa
Ignacio Gamboa 11 years ago

Thanks ChunXingWong
@AshishNimkar it really looks like
@auntnance123 Just kidding, it's just that i have a very active imagination, and i'm always seeing things other people don't see anything

auntnance123
auntnance123 11 years ago

ha ha I wouldn't jump to that conclusion, Ignacio--beetle people are special.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Nice one look like Bean Leaf Beetle... Wonderful pictures...!!

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 11 years ago

Wonderful spotting, I love the patterns.

Ignacio Gamboa
Ignacio Gamboa 11 years ago

Thanks auntnance, at least somebody else can see the horse, that means i'm not getting crazy haha

auntnance123
auntnance123 11 years ago

That's one ugly horse, Ignacio. Beautiful beetle though.

Ignacio Gamboa
Ignacio Gamboa 11 years ago

Thank you all for your nice comments... By the way anyone else can see a horse face in the back of this buddy?

ceherzog
ceherzog 11 years ago

What a beauty!

AneeshJain
AneeshJain 11 years ago

Beautiful spots on this spotting !

MrJohn
MrJohn 11 years ago

That is wicked. I love the color.

oxyjack
oxyjack 11 years ago

I think all the Calligrapha beetles are beautiful, but I'm especially fond of these green ones!

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Espectacular como si fuera un tatuaje excelente

Ignacio Gamboa
Spotted by
Ignacio Gamboa

San José, Costa Rica

Spotted on May 1, 2012
Submitted on May 1, 2012

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