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Leaf Beetle

Chrysomelidae

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Field Notes

Description:

Uniformly grey-brown caterpillar, with warts and short hair.

Habitat:

Seen on flowers of Meadow Sage in montane grasslands & pastures (about 750 of altitude) close to mixed and protected forest. The area is in lake Geneva valley, at the feet of Jura mountain range.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Zlatan Celebic
Thanks Daniele and Bayucca; I agree with you both; I got "lost in translation" and lumped all larvae into caterpillars... Unfortunately, no other shots; this fella let itself fall from the flower and disappeared in the vegetation immediately after the shot...
DanielePralong
I agree with bayucca. Any ventral or lateral shots Zlatan? They would allow us to see if there are any prolegs or not. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proleg
bayucca
Not 100% sure, but I think this is not a caterpillar, but a larva of a leaf beetle (Chrysomelidae).

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PublishedMay 31, 2019

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