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πŸͺ² Beetles

Colorado Three-lined Leaf Beetle

Lema trivittata

About

A small, elongated beetle with an orange-yellow body and three dark longitudinal stripes on the elytra. It feeds on tomatillo and ground cherry in the western United States.

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Did You Know?

Like other Lema species, the larvae cover themselves in their own frass, which may serve both as camouflage and as a deterrent to parasitoids.