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Knotweed Leaf Beetle
Gastrophysa polygoni
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Sermylassa halensis
Shiny Flea BeetleAsphaera lustrans
Triplax aenea
Podagrica fuscicornis
Cereal Leaf BeetleOulema melanopus
Black-headed MelyridCollops tricolor
Lebia viridipennis
Disonycha politula
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,255 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 5,931 |
| Russia | 752 |
| Canada | 354 |
| Ukraine | 175 |
| Germany | 166 |
| United Kingdom | 155 |
| England | 139 |
| Ontario | 135 |
| France | 125 |
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
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Beetles · Coleoptera |
| Family | Leaf Beetles · Chrysomelidae |
| Genus | Gastrophysa |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Knotweed Leaf Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.