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Odontota dorsalis
The antennae, legs, and head of Odontota dorsalis are black. The pronotum and elytra are yellowish brown, while the elytra have a black sutural stripe. The pronotum is widest at base. The elytra at the base are wider than the pronotum. The elytra are so punctate as to have a waffled appearance.
Adults skeletonize and eat holes in the leaves. Larvae mine the tissue between the upper and lower-leaf surface.
Thanks bayucca for the ID!
Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Chalepini, Odontota dorsalis.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/580/bgpage...
http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/3101/3101-1528/31...
Such a "nasty" lycid mimic beetle ;-)...