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Willow Leaf Beetle

Lochmaea capreae

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 37, February 27, March 43, April 68, May 98, June 107, July 114, August 98, September 72, October 54, November 29, December 23.
United States770
Alaska770
Russia196
United Kingdom75
Germany68
Finland57
France51
England48
Moscow Oblast45
Bayern39

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
GenusLochmaea

Sources

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