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10-JUL-2011 Christine Hanrahan

Three-lined potato beetle (Lema daturaphila)

These are members of the Chrysomelidae subfamily, Criocerinae, the shining leaf beetles. This species seems to favour plants of the potato family, such as the non-native vine, Solanum dulcamara, or, as in this case, Clammy ground cherry (Physalis).

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