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Cereal Leaf Beetle

Oulema melanopus

Photo by MudWiggle
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Field Notes

Description:

Tiny beetle, 1cm or less in body length. Emerald green back, little shiney. straight across at the shoulders. red head. Black legs, black eyes, black antennae.

Habitat:

Seen just hanging out in the native woodland reserve along the road to Katavi.

Notes:

cute!
(but apparently very destructive)

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Cereal leaf beetle

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PublishedJanuary 16, 2016

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