Feb 8, 2018
Bug of the Day
A very gravid skeletonizing leaf beetle (Trirhabda borealis) I found hiding on the underside of a goldenrod leaf last July.
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Bug of the Day
A very gravid skeletonizing leaf beetle (Trirhabda borealis) I found hiding on the underside of a goldenrod leaf last July.
SKELETONIZING LEAF BEETLE - Larvae Trirhabda flavolimbata ©Marlin Harms
The larvae of this beetle, Trirhabda flavolimbata which is a beetle with a irridescent green shell. Both the photographer and Whatthebug.com report seeing hundreds of them feeding in the Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis) in the Western USA.
Source showing adult: http://www.whatsthatbug.com
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