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Flea Beetle

DateSun 2012-04-01

What I think is a willow flea beetle, Crepidodera aurata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).  Apparently the swollen hind femora enable it to jump like a flea.  This is probably a female because the males have black wing-cases.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-11-03.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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