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Altica ampelophaga
Small black coleoptera, with a slight green-golden iridisation that eat the tree leaves leaving only the nerves. It is a very serious pest of vines in Spain, sometimes causing crop losses of up to 50 per cent. The Pentatomid, Zicrona coerulea, L., is predacious on the larvae.
Public garden in a small village
Spotted on Aug 3, 2012
Submitted on Sep 14, 2012
5 Comments
You are right, Mark. It is exactly the sequence I followed until I discovered them little guys
The last shot sums it up. Sneaky little artistas.
Thanks Sachin
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