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Scriptured Leaf Beetle

Pachybrachis sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Tan case-bearing beetle with dark grooves and spots on both elytra and pronotum.
It looks like this one was laying an egg... or scat :)

Habitat:

Sage in mixed-chaparral.

Reference Links:

Genus Pachybrachis - Scriptured Leaf Beetles - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Thank you gatorfellows! That looks the same! Much more exciting being an egg than scat ;)
gatorfellows
Here is a Bugguide entry showing a Pachybrachis female laying an egg: http://bugguide.net/node/view/482087/bgimage
CindyBinghamKeiser
I think it is as well. Do you think that's a green egg or scat? It appears to be attached.

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PublishedJanuary 9, 2014

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