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Imported Willow Leaf Beetle larvae
Plagiodera versicolora
40.7839, -73.2
Field Notes
Description:
Small, dark larvae. Black heads, dark brownish bodies with hints of yellow. Small, spines along body. Similar looking to Lady Beetle Larvae. Turns into a small, black beetle with a blue-black shine (see link below to my spotting of the adults). Both larvae and adults feed on Willow.
Habitat:
Suburban yard, infesting an ornamental Willow tree.
Notes:
Adult beetle: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/11757128
Eggs and pupa: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/32382108
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJuly 21, 2013
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