Bug FAQPlagiodera arizonae
Plagiodera arizonae · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Chrysomelidae
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Plagiodera arizonae has black wings and a red head and legs. It occurs in Arizona.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The insect shows black wings together with a red head and red legs.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It can be found in Arizona.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range includes Arizona.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 5 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Arizona, New Mexico, Alaska, Texas, Utah.
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Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiodera_arizonae
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