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Leaf beetle

Chrysomelidae

Description:

Could possibly be Leptinotarsa rubiginosa

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Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Leptinotarsa rubiginosa doesn't look quite right to me.. orange femurs v. black; 3 black 'shoulder humps' on your elytra; dark patches midway on wing covers; I count 10 antennae segments v. 9 but could be wrong there. It would be good to have a different angle.

Mari du Preez
Spotted by
Mari du Preez

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Spotted on Jan 22, 2013
Submitted on Mar 23, 2013

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