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Field Notes

Description:

Purlple LadyBug? Well looks like a ladybug anyway... any hints that would help me identify this bug?

Notes:

I have added a link i found of a similar beetle although the colors are not right (Ischyrus quadripunctatus)

several other posible ones.. still cannot get neither the color nor the shape right

Species ID Suggestions

flea beetle

Chrysomelidae, Alticini

MichaelGeiser

+ vote

Comments (19)

bayucca

I did not found a match for Alticini, neither Colombia nor Ecuador and Peru. Sorry, cannot help you more.

bayucca

Oh, I didn't see that Michael was here in the meanwhile. I usually have a lot of open windows for switching from one to the other but usually do not make a refresh of the page. In my eyes both are not the ones. The second one is probably from South Africa?

davor.pavisic

Chrysomelidae sounds right... here are to possible outcomes.... MichaelGeiser suggestion: http://www.americaninsects.net/b/alagoasa-sp.html Bayucca suggestion: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XAR6VmlPdSg/Ty96EPXjgcI/AAAAAAAAaM8/0n8KzoRFo_Q/s1600/Chrysomelidae_EuryopeTerminalis_LeafBeetle_IMG_24280.JPG thanks for the suggestions... could you please comment on both options?

bayucca

Looks for me like being a Chrysomelidae, Leaf Beetle.

Jolly Ibañez

Beautiful color

Hans.New

The spots on the wings are also different. All in all i strange ladybug, but a nice beetle.

davor.pavisic

Ischyrus quadripunctatus? I have added a tag with a link to bugguide. However, the colors are not right

Maria dB

First time I've seen a purple lady bug!

DerrickLK

You could add this to the Rare Color Morphs mission if this is indeed a ladybug!