Leaf Beetle

Thanks P4B! for ID

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Pudding4brains

Lion

Some Calligrapha ... https://bugguide.net/node/view/502240/bgpage Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
1. Stephen Philips
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, I think Calligrapha dislocata Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Pudding4brains
    
    Lion
    
    Sorry Stephen - that was too quick. I led you (and myself) astray. Have been reading up on Calligrapha and couldn't find a satisfactory match. In despair I decided to look one step back up the taxon tree and of course there it was ... not a Calligrapha but a Zygogramma *rolleyes* .... sorrybouthat ... *diggingaholeunderarocktocrawkinto*.
    To me Zygogramma tortuosa looks like a decent match and it is supposedly known from the area ... I'm just not to happy with the plant it's on in your picture ... doesn't look like Ragweed ... ??? But I know nothing about plants.
    P.S. Ah ... so what about Zygogramma malvae ?!? In 2003 known from AZ, TX / Mex - BugGuide says: May or may not be distinct from tortuosa. Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
  2. 1. Stephen Philips
      
      Lion
      
      P4B,
      
      Such difficulty in distinguishing the difference between the two. Seems as though there is more data to support Zygogramma tortuosa in my area directly. I am sticking with it. Thanks again!
      
      Stephen Posted 7 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Interesting genus, all species within it seem to have these interesting patterns. Posted 7 years ago

The Ambrosia leaf beetle

''Zygogramma tortuosa'', the ambrosia leaf beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

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Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by Stephen Philips