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Eastern Pricklyash Leaf Beetle

Derospidea brevicollis

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 35, February 33, March 38, April 72, May 77, June 21, July 19, August 20, September 23, October 25, November 33, December 32.
United States451
Texas394
Canada16
Ontario16
Michigan13
Wisconsin8
Missouri6
Kansas4
Kentucky2
Oklahoma2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyLeaf Beetles · Chrysomelidae
GenusDerospidea

Sources

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