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Diabrotica sp.
Cucumber-like beetle, similar to, but different from, another spotting from San Cristobal, Chiapas and Veracruz, about 5 mm long. Family Chrysomelidae.
Bushes close to the highway between San Cristobal and Tuxtla, km 11.5, 865 meters.
This link shows another similar species from Costa Rica laying eggs on the underside of a leaf. http://www.flickr.com/photos/macaw-frey/...
Spotted on Aug 2, 2013
Submitted on Aug 6, 2013
6 Comments
Yes yes! I dont believe my eyes normally ! ha ha ! Now i got confirmation from you :)
Hi Adarsha, I think you might be right about some transparency. It looks like you can see part of the folded wing! :)
Looks like transparent even though it's not !
Thank you Jemma and Marta :)
bonito!
this is really a nice looking beetle.