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Clytra laeviuscula

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    Hi Lars, why (based on what) did you ID this as laeviuscula? To me the pronotum looks more like a quadri but it is not focused enough to be quite sure ... did you get other shots where the hind/lateral margin of the pronotum is sharp? Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
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    P.S. I've uploaded this ...
    Clytra quadripunctata vs laeviuscula Over large parts of northern and central Europe these are the two Clytra spp. that often get confused, so here is a quick and dirty ID help.<br /> Some keys stress that laeviuscula normally has much larger hind spots, that may even blend into an uninterrupted band and that quadripunctata has a much smaller hind spot that doesn't reach the margins of each elytron, but clearly that is NOT a reliable character for ID (see top corner insets).<br /> Best character for photo ID is the pronotum:<br /> The disc is almost smooth (_very_ finely punctate) on laeviuscula and clearly punctate on quadripunctata and the lateral margin is widly emarignate with a rough surface on quadripunctata and only narrowly emarignate and smooth on laeviuscula<br /> <br /> That said: On most average photos this is quite hard to appreciate correctly, so always make a point of getting this in focus on a few close-up shots! Chrysomelidae,Clytra,Clytra laeviuscula,Clytra quadripunctata,Clytrinae,Clytrini,Leaf beetle ID help,nl: Gewone mierenzakkever,nl: Gladde mierenzakkever
     Posted 7 years ago

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The Clytra laeviuscula

''Clytra laeviuscula'' is a species of ''short-horned leaf beetles'' belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Clytrinae. They are found in most of Europe, in the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone and in the Near East.

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