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Common Name:
Western Corn Rootworm

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass:
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Luperini
Species:
Diabrotica virgifera

Hodges No:

Location:
Croton Point Park
Croton-on-Hudson, NY
USA
GPS: 41.182756,-73.892756

Date: 8/5/12

Stage: Adult
Sex:
Notes: Introduced from Central America

Image at BugGuide:

Diabrotica virgifera Chrysomelidae
Western Corn Rootworm
Identifications represent best guesses on my part and are not intended to be authoritative.
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