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Cereal Leaf Beetle

Oulema melanopus

Photo by LarsKorb
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Found this tiny fella (about 4 mm) again under our compost container's lid.
Dark green-blue abdomen with a punctured texture, redish brown legs and head.

Species ID Suggestions

Cereal Leaf Beetle

Oulema melanopus

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bayucca
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Comments (3)
LarsKorb
Thanks so much for the ID, bayucca
bayucca
Chrysomelidae, Grashähnchen oder Rothalsiges Getreidehähnchen.
Photographed
PublishedMarch 10, 2012

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