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Tiny Beetle

Photo by SG in CR
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Field Notes

Description:

4-5mm long reddish beetle with yellow stripes down it's wing covers.

Habitat:

Found on some cucumber plants.

Notes:

Larger image can be seen at https://www.flickr.com/photos/66454855@N06/14725370610/in/photostream/l…

Species ID Suggestions

Cucumber Leaf beetle

Acalymma sp.
thaptor
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Comments (2)
SG in CR
thaptor, thanks for the suggestion. But I can't find any species that has a coloration that is similar in the genus Acalymma.

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PublishedAugust 14, 2014

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