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Groundselbush beetle

Trirhabda bacharidis

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Maryland.January 20, February 21, March 24, April 38, May 117, June 26, July 39, August 44, September 24, October 23, November 19, December 18.
United States2,107
Maryland305
Texas296
Virginia240
North Carolina171
New Jersey138
Delaware128
Georgia109
South Carolina103
New York98

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
GenusTrirhabda

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Groundselbush beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.