Bug FAQGaleruca rudis
Galeruca rudis · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Chrysomelidae
Galeruca rudis lives across western North America from California and New Mexico up to Yukon and British Columbia. It is commonly found on a variety of lupine species throughout its range.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It occurs in North America, recorded from California and New Mexico northward to Yukon and British Columbia.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Galeruca rudis is native to North America, with records spanning from the southwestern United States to western Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 7 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Oregon, California, Washington, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galeruca_rudis
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