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Diabrotica Leaf Beetle

Diabrotica sp.

Notes:

Subtribu: Diabroticina; Tibu: Luperinae; Subfamily: Galeurecinae: Family: Chrysomelidae

1 Species ID Suggestions

thaptor
thaptor 7 years ago
Mimic Flea beetle
Walterianella sp.


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2 Comments

thaptor
thaptor 7 years ago
thaptor
thaptor 7 years ago

A Flea beetle! (Alticini)
just disguising as a Diabrotica.

Fig 21 is close: http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections...
the species today is in genus Walterianella.

Veracruz, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Mexico

Spotted on Aug 16, 2015
Submitted on Aug 17, 2015

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