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Spotted Maize Beetle

Astylus atromaculatus

Description:

Black and yellow beetle, on Dissotis canescens.

Habitat:

Riverbank in open grassland.

Notes:

Indigenous to South America, thought to have been introduced into South Africa in the early 1900's.

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2 Comments

KateBraun
KateBraun 10 years ago

Thanks, Michael.

MichaelGeiser
MichaelGeiser 10 years ago

Astylus atromaculatus confirmed.

KateBraun
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KateBraun

Mbabane, Sifundza seHhohho, Swaziland

Spotted on Jan 28, 2007
Submitted on Apr 13, 2014

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