Diabrotica limitata

Diabrotica limitata · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Chrysomelidae

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Diabrotica limitata
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Diabrotica limitata is a leaf beetle first described in 1823 by Carl Reinhold Sahlberg. It shows a teal thorax, an orange abdomen with black spots, and a teal tip at the end of the abdomen. A related subspecies, Diabrotica limitata quindecimpuncata, is named for its fifteen spots.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The very end of the abdomen is also teal.

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Lookalikes

The subspecies Diabrotica limitata quindecimpuncata is named for having fifteen spots.

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More photos

Diabrotica limitata photo 3
Photo: Bruno Henrique Aranda, CC BY

Same family (Chrysomelidae)

Spotted Cucumber BeetleSpotted Cucumber BeetleDiabrotica undecimpunctataDamages trees, gardens or cropsBean WeevilBean WeevilAcanthoscelides obtectusDamages trees, gardens or cropsCowpea WeevilCowpea WeevilCallosobruchus maculatusDamages trees, gardens or cropsSwamp Milkweed Leaf BeetleSwamp Milkweed Leaf BeetleLabidomera clivicollisDamages trees, gardens or cropsAlder Leaf BeetleAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniDamages trees, gardens or cropsDogbane Leaf BeetleDogbane Leaf BeetleChrysochus auratus

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabrotica_limitata

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