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TexasPuddyPrint wrote:
This beetle was about 6 cm in length. Lime green in color with yellow bands. The head was orangish in color with dark eyes. I found it feeding on a purple sage (cenizo) blossom in Mission (Hidalgo County) Texas.

~ Cat

ps...just got email on this - it's a Banded Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica balteata).

This message was edited Aug 24, 2008 8:43 PM