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dandelion

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A new species of lily beetle?????
« on: April 28, 2007, 18:14:31 »
Two dead beetles, scanned at 2400dpi!



The one of the right is a regular lily beetle, but what's the one on the left ???  ? There were 2 of them, apparently mating, on a Lilium regale plant.
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Re: A new species of lily beetle?????
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2007, 18:23:58 »
Think I found it! An asparagus beetle

http://bugguide.net/node/view/48920

But what are they doing on my lilies???
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Re: A new species of lily beetle?????
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2007, 21:24:40 »
Wandering... you will get both on asparagus and Fritallaries (?)....
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Re: A new species of lily beetle?????
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2007, 22:29:20 »
Think that asparagus is a member of the Liliaceae family too, so it makes some sort of sense that the bug might be present on both.
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