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Dogbane Leaf Beetle

Dogbane Leaf Beetle Chrysochus auratus

Photo by SusanMcIntyre
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Field Notes

Description:

Colour changing beetle.

Habitat:

City, in between buildings, grassy area with a few daisies.

Notes:

Turned colour in the light, yellow, red, blue, green, purple, orange. Shiny shiny shiny!

Species ID Suggestions

Dogbane Leaf Beetle

Chrysochus auratus
AnthonyGreen
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2011

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