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Diabrotica undecimpunctata
This pretty little pest is one of three subspecies, but I can't tell which--I only know it has a yellow abdomen and color on its antennae, which I think rules out the howardi, but I'm not sure on that. I would cast a guess at D. undecimpunctata undecimpunctata, if I had to.
They eat roots and overwinter as adults here in the south, and are notorious crop pests. This one, though, was found on the leaf of a magnolia tree.
Spotted on Oct 1, 2019
Submitted on Oct 3, 2019
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