Black and Red Sumac Leaf Beetle (Cryptocephalus quadruplex)

On a Winged Sumac (Rhus copallinum) Tree at a mixed forest edge.

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Christine Young

Lion

You are now a sumac specialist! Posted 4 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  Awww. Thank you.
  
  I think my obsession is the product of a combination of things:
  1) I really love sumac trees.. I have always been drawn to them, and I was so excited when I saw them popping up in our yard (I had actually planned to plant them almost exactly where they are growing, but they just started growing on their own right after we moved here). The now (fairly) big tree in my yard was just a baby when we first moved here, and it reminds me of my walks with Charlie.
  2) Me being ill and weak has forced me to stick to observing in my own yard. If I'm feeling really dizzy, I can just focus on my sumac trees for 5 or 10 minutes and then go back inside! Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Good reasons! It's nice that they are popping up right where you had intended to put them! I like sumac too. Sumacade <3. Posted 4 years ago

The Black and Red Sumac Leaf Beetle

''Cryptocephalus quadruplex'' is a species of case-bearing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.

Case-bearing leaf beetles are named so because the larvae construct protective cases from their fecal matter and sometimes plant debris.

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Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling