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spotted cucumber beetle

Diabrotica umdecimpunctata

Photo by C. Hedstrom
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Field Notes

Description:

Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae. Yellow green elytra with spots. ~1 cm in length.

Notes:

can be a pest on many vegetable crops. Very common on flowers, especially dandelion blossoms.

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Comments (1)
Christy Chow
Such awesome colors! I spotted one a few weeks ago. Such a shame they're such awful pests!

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PublishedMay 6, 2014

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