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Field Notes

Notes:

Could this possibly be a Ladybug?

Species ID Suggestions

Cool find. Looks like a really cool ladybug.
acidsh33tz
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Scarab Beetle

Family Scarabaeidae

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Latimeria
2

Calligrapha beetle

Calligrapha sp.

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KarenL
1

Leaf Beetle

Zygogramma heterothecae

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LivanEscudero
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Comments (8)
KarenL
I think you have nailed it Livan!
LivanEscudero
I started looking thanks to Karen through Calligrapha for a species, but didn't find any matches... so i backtracked a little through the leaf beetles. I believe I found it. See above suggestion.
LarsKorb
It really looks like callygraphy on it's back...astonishing.
KarenL
It is a calligrapha beetle - maybe the alder calligrapha.
Samantha
I see what your saying but I looked up pictures and a scarab has a longer body than this bug. Thx for trying
Latimeria
It looks closer to a scarab beetle than to a ladybug to me. The head doesn't look like a ladybug.
Samantha
It looks like a ladybug but its markings make me think different.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2011

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