What's the FloridaGardener doing in his garden? Check it and see! http://www.floridagardener.com/DNN/FGGardenBlog/tabid/59/BlogId/2/Default.aspx en-US info@floridagardener.com info@floridagardener.com Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:27:06 GMT Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:27:06 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blog RSS Generator Version 3.4.0.39853 <div align="center"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.floridagardener.com/DNN/Portals/0/Beetlefoundonbeanleaf.jpg"><img height="107" align="middle" width="150" alt="Extreme close-up, face of unknown beetle found on string bean leaf. Click to enlarge." src="http://www.floridagardener.com/DNN/Portals/0/Beetlefoundonbeanleaf.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.floridagardener.com/DNN/Portals/0/Beetlefoundonbeanleaf2.jpg" target="_blank"><img height="107" align="middle" width="143" src="http://www.floridagardener.com/DNN/Portals/0/Beetlefoundonbeanleaf2.jpg" alt="Unknown beetle found on string bean leaf. Click to enlarge." /></a></div> <p align="left">I found this really neat little beetle on one of the leaves of my green beans. This beetle is in the palm of my hand and only about 5mm long. It has some cool looking markings. I do not know what is is, but as soon as I figure it out I will post the information here. Until then check out the pictures...</p> <div align="left"> </div> <p align="left"><strong>UPDATE</strong>: Thanks to Onalee Israel (please vist her at <a target="_blank" href="http://onaleeseeds.com/">Onalee's Homegrown Seeds and Plants</a>), I have a name to go with this little beetle's face. Meet <strong><em>Cryptocephalus larvatus</em></strong> Newman, 1840 (<strong><em>larvus</em></strong> being Latin for ghost, spectre) -- a leaf beetle. Apparently this is a female and supposedly you can tell by the face -- the female's "eyebrows" are arched rather than straight. This beetle feeds on the leaves of Ericaceae (blueberry family), Fabaceae (bean family), and Malcaveae (hibiscus family). Although this is the first time I have taken notice of this critter, they are said to be widespread in Florida and Georgia.</p> <div align="left"> </div> <p align="left"><strong>Sources</strong>: <strong><a target="_blank" href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/199246">BugGuide</a></strong>, <a target="_blank" href="http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1175&context=insectamundi"><em><strong>New records, nomenclatural changes, and taxonomic notes for select North American leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)</strong></em></a></p> <div align="left"> </div> <p align="left"> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.floridagardener.com/DNN/FGGardenBlog/tabid/59/EntryID/42/Default.aspx info@floridagardener.com http://www.floridagardener.com/DNN/FGGardenBlog/tabid/59/EntryID/42/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.floridagardener.com/DNN/Default.aspx?tabid=59&EntryID=42 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:06:00 GMT 0 http://www.floridagardener.com/DNN/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=42