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Spotted Maize Beetle

Astylus atromaculatus

Photo by KateBraun
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Black and yellow beetle, on Dissotis canescens.

Habitat:

Riverbank in open grassland.

Notes:

Indigenous to South America, thought to have been introduced into South Africa in the early 1900's.

Reference Links:

Astylus atromaculatus (Spotted maize beetle)

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PublishedApril 13, 2014

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