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Leaf Beetle Larvae - Family Chrysomelidae, Chrysomela sp. Small leaf beetle larvae skeletonizing alder leaves (Alnus sp.). They were black dorsally and yellowish ventrally. I have previously seen what I think are the adults (early last autumn) and they are small, dark blue beetles.<br /> <br /> <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="252" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/716872734?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0"></iframe></section><br /> <br /> Habitat: Mesic, mixed forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136038/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae_chrysomela_sp.html" title="Leaf Beetle Larvae - Family Chrysomelidae, Chrysomela sp."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/136038_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1761782410&Signature=OwsVP4eAxoi0xvX3Vrg454ESwUo%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Leaf Beetle Larvae - Family Chrysomelidae, Chrysomela sp. Small leaf beetle larvae skeletonizing alder leaves (Alnus sp.). They were black dorsally and yellowish ventrally. I have previously seen what I think are the adults (early last autumn) and they are small, dark blue beetles.<br /> <br /> https://vimeo.com/716872734<br /> <br /> Habitat: Mesic, mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136038/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136037/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136035/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136036/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html Alnus,Chrysomela,Chrysomelidae,Geotagged,Spring,United States,alder,beetle,beetle larvae,coleoptera,larvae,leaf beetle larvae" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136037/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae_chrysomela_sp.html" title="Leaf Beetle Larvae - Family Chrysomelidae, Chrysomela sp."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/136037_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1761782410&Signature=SX%2BWdN6mYRqG68azOQkU0Gtx%2F20%3D" width="200" height="160" alt="Leaf Beetle Larvae - Family Chrysomelidae, Chrysomela sp. Small leaf beetle larvae skeletonizing alder leaves (Alnus sp.). They were black dorsally and yellowish ventrally. I have previously seen what I think are the adults (early last autumn) and they are small, dark blue beetles.<br /> <br /> <br /> https://vimeo.com/716872734<br /> <br /> Habitat: Mesic, mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136038/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136037/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136035/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136036/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html Geotagged,Spring,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136035/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae_chrysomela_sp.html" title="Leaf Beetle Larvae - Family Chrysomelidae, Chrysomela sp."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/136035_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1761782410&Signature=TY%2FMW3L98Eu2ASvfoNcnMQQisRQ%3D" width="124" height="152" alt="Leaf Beetle Larvae - Family Chrysomelidae, Chrysomela sp. Small leaf beetle larvae skeletonizing alder leaves (Alnus sp.). They were black dorsally and yellowish ventrally. I have previously seen what I think are the adults (early last autumn) and they are small, dark blue beetles.<br /> <br /> https://vimeo.com/716872734<br /> <br /> Habitat: Mesic, mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136038/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136037/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136035/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136036/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html Geotagged,Spring,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136036/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae_chrysomela_sp.html" title="Leaf Beetle Larvae - Family Chrysomelidae, Chrysomela sp."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/136036_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1761782410&Signature=MRYyRFUVr1uYqffm87kviUitHqA%3D" width="200" height="148" alt="Leaf Beetle Larvae - Family Chrysomelidae, Chrysomela sp. Small leaf beetle larvae skeletonizing alder leaves (Alnus sp.). They were black dorsally and yellowish ventrally. I have previously seen what I think are the adults (early last autumn) and they are small, dark blue beetles.<br /> <br /> https://vimeo.com/716872734<br /> <br /> Habitat: Mesic, mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136038/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136037/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136035/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136036/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html Chrysomela,Geotagged,United States" /></a></figure> Alnus,Chrysomela,Chrysomelidae,Geotagged,Spring,United States,alder,beetle,beetle larvae,coleoptera,larvae,leaf beetle larvae Click/tap to enlarge

Leaf Beetle Larvae - Family Chrysomelidae, Chrysomela sp.

Small leaf beetle larvae skeletonizing alder leaves (Alnus sp.). They were black dorsally and yellowish ventrally. I have previously seen what I think are the adults (early last autumn) and they are small, dark blue beetles.



Habitat: Mesic, mixed forest
Leaf Beetle Larvae - Family Chrysomelidae, Chrysomela sp. Small leaf beetle larvae skeletonizing alder leaves (Alnus sp.). They were black dorsally and yellowish ventrally. I have previously seen what I think are the adults (early last autumn) and they are small, dark blue beetles.<br /> <br /> https://vimeo.com/716872734<br /> <br /> Habitat: Mesic, mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136038/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136037/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136035/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136036/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html Alnus,Chrysomela,Chrysomelidae,Geotagged,Spring,United States,alder,beetle,beetle larvae,coleoptera,larvae,leaf beetle larvae

Leaf Beetle Larvae - Family Chrysomelidae, Chrysomela sp. Small leaf beetle larvae skeletonizing alder leaves (Alnus sp.). They were black dorsally and yellowish ventrally. I have previously seen what I think are the adults (early last autumn) and they are small, dark blue beetles.<br /> <br /> <br /> https://vimeo.com/716872734<br /> <br /> Habitat: Mesic, mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136038/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136037/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136035/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136036/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html Geotagged,Spring,United States

Leaf Beetle Larvae - Family Chrysomelidae, Chrysomela sp. Small leaf beetle larvae skeletonizing alder leaves (Alnus sp.). They were black dorsally and yellowish ventrally. I have previously seen what I think are the adults (early last autumn) and they are small, dark blue beetles.<br /> <br /> https://vimeo.com/716872734<br /> <br /> Habitat: Mesic, mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136038/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136037/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136035/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136036/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html Geotagged,Spring,United States

Leaf Beetle Larvae - Family Chrysomelidae, Chrysomela sp. Small leaf beetle larvae skeletonizing alder leaves (Alnus sp.). They were black dorsally and yellowish ventrally. I have previously seen what I think are the adults (early last autumn) and they are small, dark blue beetles.<br /> <br /> https://vimeo.com/716872734<br /> <br /> Habitat: Mesic, mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136038/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136037/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136035/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136036/leaf_beetle_larvae_-_family_chrysomelidae.html Chrysomela,Geotagged,United States

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Uploaded Jun 3, 2022. Captured May 27, 2022 09:43 in Main st, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
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  • ISO800
  • 100mm