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Leaf BeetlesUnidentified Red Beetle
Location: Chicago IL, July 24 2011, 4pm
July 24, 2011 2:12 pm
I found this one crawling on my leg in the garden and I’ve never seen it before…so I grabbed my cam and snapped as many shots as I could…I couldnt find any other bugs online to match this one, a rather small beetle too, no longer than a fingernail
Signature: Meg C
Lily Leaf Beetle
Hi Meg,
This is a Lily Leaf Beetle, Lilioceris lilii, a Eurasian species that has become established in Canada and the Northern states. Adults and larvae feed on the leaves of many cultivated plants in the lily family.
Correction: July 28, 2011
We just received a comment bringing to our attention that what we misidentified as a Lily Leaf Beetle (see BugGuide) is actually the same Blister Beetle that confused us earlier in the month. It is actually Rhyphonemognatha rufa which may also be found on Bugguide.
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Are you sure that’s a Lily Leaf Beetle? It looks almost identical to the red blister beetle I asked for help identifying a couple weeks ago, and we’re from the same area.
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2011/07/01/leaf-beetle-8/
Posted 28 Jul 2011 at 3:30 am ¶Thanks so much for catching our error. This is what happens when we try to post too many photos and letters without looking closely.
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