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Leaf Beetle

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

A blinding red Leaf Beetle with black lines, 1 cm long. Family Chrysomelidae.

Habitat:

Heavy shrubbery along the highway between San Cristobal de Las Casas and Tuxtla Gutierrez, km 11.5, 865 meters.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
thaptor
= Disonycha militaris https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/309847-Disonycha-militaris

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The Color Red
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Mexico Horn of Plenty
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Beetles!
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2013 Best Wildlife Photo
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedNovember 2, 2013

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