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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Leaf Beetles</title>
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		<title>Tortoise Beetle Larva on curry in Malaysia:  Silana farinosa</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/21/tortoise-beetle-larva-on-curry-in-malaysia-silana-farinosa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strange Looking Bug Not Identified
February 21, 2010
Hello, I see this bug on the leaves of our curry leaf tree. It doesn&#8217;t seem to feed on other tree leaves. Just the curry leaf tree.
mei
Malaysia
Hi mei,
This is the larva of a Leaf Beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, possibly a Tortoise Beetle.  Providing the name of the food [...]


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		<title>Elm Leaf Beetle from Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/16/elm-leaf-beetle-from-canada/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Invasive Exotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Identify a beetle that climbed up my boxers
February 15, 2010
Hello, i recently moved into an apartment in kamloops british columbia, canada. Its a pretty mild climate categorized as a semi-arid steppe climate.
Its winter, though there&#8217;s no snow on the ground in town. Just to give you an idea on what its like here.
Ive seen a [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/11/lily-leaf-beetle-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Lily Leaf Beetle'>Lily Leaf Beetle</a> <small>Red Beetle? Mon, May 11, 2009 at 1:47 AM Found...</small></li>
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		<title>Tortoise Beetle and Unknown Leaf Beetle from Costa Rica</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/01/31/tortoise-beetle-and-unknown-leaf-beetle-from-costa-rica/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/01/31/tortoise-beetle-and-unknown-leaf-beetle-from-costa-rica/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leaf Beetles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unidentified]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Can you help me name these beetles?
January 31, 2010
Hi,
please could help me to identify these beetles, all were photographed in Santa Elena cloud forest in Costa Rica in december.
Thanks,
Miles
Costa Rica
Hi Miles,
We are at the end of your identification requests, and we decided to split up your beetle requests to better align with are archives.  These [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/01/31/unknown-leaf-beetle-larvae/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Unknown Leaf Beetle Pupae'>Unknown Leaf Beetle Pupae</a> <small>what kind of bug is this,, Thu, Jan 29, 2009...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/16/unknown-tortoise-beetle-from-australia/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Tortoise Beetle from Australia'>Tortoise Beetle from Australia</a> <small>ID for this Tortoise Beetle Wed, May 13, 2009 at...</small></li>
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		<title>Eggplant Tortoise Beetles</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/01/26/23006/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eggplant tortoise beetles?!
January 25, 2010
Hi,
Last summer I started finding these tortoise beetles in central Oklahoma. They are translucent green, about the size of a pea, and have a smooth “shell”. I think that they might be eggplant tortoise beetles, but I’m not sure. Thanks for the help.
Josh Kouri
Hi Josh,
We believe you have correctly identified the [...]


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		<title>Blue Metallic Flea Beetle from Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/01/25/unknown-leaf-beetle-from-australia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/01/25/unknown-leaf-beetle-from-australia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leaf Beetles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[two beetles? one fly?
January 24, 2010
1.blue beetle in botanic garden Canberra
2.golden beetle Burramine, Murray Valley Hwy vic. on the ground
3. fly Woodend vic in a garden
elise
victoria Nsw
Hi Elise,
We only like to post one species per letter to keep our archives from being too confusing. Your blue beetle is some species of Leaf Beetle in the [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/03/04/flea-beetle-3/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Flea Beetle'>Flea Beetle</a> <small>Please help identify this beetle. Dear Bugman, I found this...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/12/12/metallic-blue-lady-beetle/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Metallic Blue Lady Beetle'>Metallic Blue Lady Beetle</a> <small>Red eyed beetle December 11, 2009 Hi, a friend sent...</small></li>
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		<title>Swamp Milkweed Beetle</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/01/02/swamp-milkweed-beetle-5/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/01/02/swamp-milkweed-beetle-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mystery Ladybug?
November 5, 2009
Hi. I found this insect hanging out on the leaf of a tall Conyza canadensis growing in my back yard in Denton, Texas at the end of October. It looks to me like a member of Coccinellidae, but I can&#8217;t find it on any lists.
GTony
Denton, Texas, USA
Hi GTony,
We were a bit busy [...]


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		<title>Colorado Potato Beetle</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/12/21/colorado-potato-beetle-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Colorado Potato Beetle?
May 28, 2009
I found these beetles in a field where I work, in the Dallas, TX area. They were clearly feasting on the leaves of the plants they were on. Are they Colorado Potato Beetles?
Lars
Dallas, TX
Hi Lars,
We are randomly selecting a few letters that were unanswered and posting them.  You are correct.  This [...]


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		<title>Swamp Milkweed Beetle</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/12/21/swamp-milkweed-beetle-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[small beautiful bug
May 29, 2009
Subject was located on pigeonberry plant near a garden. About 1/2&#8243; long. Only one specimen found.
Betsy
Central Texas
Hi Betsy,
Your letter originally arrived at a very busy mail period for us, and it coincided with the end of the semester and a hasty retreat to visit Mom in Ohio.  Needless to say, there [...]


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		<title>Leaf Beetle from Brazil</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/28/unidentified-beetle-from-brazil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leaf Beetles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unidentified]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Beautiful Beetle
October 28, 2009
As we live in the southern hemisphere, we are currently in the midst of spring with summer close at hand. For us, this means we will be seeing more and more bugs (woo-hoo). That being said, my kids and I found this beautiful beetle early this morning on the sidewalk outside their [...]


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		<title>Dogwood Caligrapha, we believe</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/03/dogwood-caligrapha-we-believe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Golden Beetle with Black Sanscript
October 3, 2009
Found in New England, near Boston MA: we saw one last year and this is the second one this year so far. Cannot find other pictures that look like it online. I realize it&#8217;s probably in the Eucalyptus family but no name that i could find.
Leisu Kirby
Hudson, MA
Hi Leisu,
This [...]


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