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Windy Belleville, IL(Zone 6b) Aug 18, 2009

Every year these guys mess with my vine. As you can see they have almost totally exfoliated it.
What are they?

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Windy Belleville, IL(Zone 6b) Aug 18, 2009

Another closer look

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Aug 18, 2009

They look like some kind of Blister beetle (Meloidae), maybe genus Epicauta.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Aug 18, 2009

This is indeed an Epicauta sp.; likely Epicauta pestifera, the margined blister beetle - see http://tinyurl.com/lzmxfn

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