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Case-bearing Leaf Beetle

Cryptocephalus andrewsi

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Field Notes

Description:

Yellow beetle with brown stripes on the elytra. The last image is what it looked like when I spotted it.

Habitat:

Goldenbush in chaparral. This species is endemic to California.

Reference Links:

Species Cryptocephalus andrewsi - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
LuisStevens
Great series Cindy! I wonder if they know they are the same color of the flower.

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California Coleoptera
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2014

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