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Orange-shouldered Leaf Miner

Odontota scapularis

Photo by Latimeria
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Field Notes

Description:

Small beetle, black elytra with orange shoulders.

Habitat:

Riparian edge

Notes:

O. mundula shares the orange shoulders (humeral angles), but as far as I know, this one is O. scapularis. Found at Barbara A. Beiser Field Station.

Reference Links:

Species Odontota scapularis - Orange-shouldered Leaf Miner - BugGuide.Net

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PublishedAugust 13, 2011

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