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Käfer or Flea beetle

Omophoita sp.,

Description:

The eight-spotted flea beetle, is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles)

Habitat:

Seen in the Rain forest - Milpe Eco-lodge in Equador

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3 Comments

Stephen Wain
Stephen Wain 5 years ago

Thank you bayucca

bayucca
bayucca 5 years ago

I agree with Omophoita sp., but it is not Omophoita cyanipennis, which is not found in Ecuador. Omophoita is a tricky genus for getting down to species level.

Stephen Wain
Stephen Wain 5 years ago

Thanks to Zlatan Celebic for help with ID

Stephen Wain
Spotted by
Stephen Wain

Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

Spotted on May 17, 2018
Submitted on Sep 7, 2018

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