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Spotted Maize Beetle

Astylus atromaculatus

Photo by Mari du Preez
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Description:

The Spotted Maize Beetle is indigenous to South America where its distribution includes Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil. It is thought to have been introduced into South Africa in about 1916.

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Astylus atromaculatus (Spotted maize beetle)

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