Clay-colored Leaf Beetle

Anomoea laticlavia

''Anomoea laticlavia'' is a reddish-brown and black leaf beetle native to central and eastern North America. It feeds on the leaves of Fabaceae, persimmons, and other species in its adult phase.
Clay-colored Leaf Beetle (Anomoea laticlavia) In a moist valley (near a seasonal stream) at the edge of a dense mixed forest. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79783/clay-colored_leaf_beetle_anomoea_laticlavia.html Anomoea laticlavia,Clay-colored Leaf Beetle,Geotagged,Spring,United States

Appearance

''A. laticlavia'' adults are 7 to 12mm. It is recognizable with variable width black suture on a reddish-brown elytron. Males' front legs are relatively large.
''A. laticlavia'' is in the unranked taxon Camptosomata, or case-bearing leaf beetles.
Clay-colored Leaf Beetle (Anomoea laticlavia) Crawling on a leaf along a dirt road bordering a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US. Anomoea laticlavia,Geotagged,Summer,United States

Habitat

Larvae are subterranean root or litter feeders. Reported adult host-plants include legumes, oaks, willows, persimmon, and ragweed. Some Florida populations are identified as a subspecies.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyChrysomelidae
GenusAnomoea
SpeciesA. laticlavia
Photographed in
United States of America