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Blue Dock Beetle

Gastrophysa cyanea

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 28, February 24, March 50, April 188, May 96, June 22, July 19, August 19, September 25, October 25, November 32, December 25.
United States1,195
California380
Kentucky241
Utah169
Canada105
Indiana102
Texas94
Colorado80
Saskatchewan42
Alberta38

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
GenusGastrophysa

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