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Macrolenes dentipes Evedently this little guy is having breakfast, and what a healthy fellow, greens to start up the day right! ^_^ Europe,Geotagged,Macro,Macrolenes dentipes,Portugal,Spring,beetle,leaf beetle,spring Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Macrolenes dentipes

Evedently this little guy is having breakfast, and what a healthy fellow, greens to start up the day right! ^_^

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    It has fantastic antennae, which led me to question whether the ID is correct. Exosoma lusitanicum has different antennae. Other differences can be seen in the head color and legs. Plus, your beetle has a dark spot on the edge of the elytra, which appears absent in Exosoma lusitanicum.

    It looks similar to Macrolenes sp., but that would be out of range. And, it's not an exact match anyway.     Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Flavio's profile
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      Thank you for your wise observations. Inaturalist identifies as Exosoma lusitanicum but they can be wrong. Posted 3 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        You're welcome :). Posted 3 years ago
      2. View RMFelix's profile
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        "They" probably are :)
        Posted 3 years ago
    3. View Claude CHAVAND's profile
      Claude CHAVAND
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      Yes Christine, Macrolenes species for sure.
      In France, only Macrolenes dentipes occurs but in Portugal I cannot get information about possible other species.       Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
      1. View Claude CHAVAND's profile
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        Well, Macrolenes dentipes has a black head.
        It could be also a Coptocephala sp. ...         Posted 3 years ago
        1. View Christine Young's profile
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          Oh yes, that does look similar also. Thanks so much for chiming in, Claude! I've removed the ID for now. Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
  3. View Flavio's profile
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    Here is another angle:
    Macrolenes dentipes Here is another shot I took from this cute little fellow:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121411/leaf_beetle.html Europe,Geotagged,Macro,Macrolenes dentipes,Portugal,Spring,beetle
     Posted 3 years ago

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The Macrolenes dentipes

Macrolenes dentipes is a beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Sep 8, 2021. Captured Jun 4, 2021 08:32 in Unnamed Road, Portugal.
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  • X-T20
  • f/1.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO200
  • 100mm

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