Dogbane Beetle
 

Location: Edmonton, AB
Date: July 28, 2009

                
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Dogbane Beetle
Common Name:  Dogbane Beetle

Latin Name: Chrysochus auratus Fabricius, 1775
                        (R. Bercha, det.)

Length:   8 - 11 mm

Range: Alberta

Habitat: 

Time of year seen: Summer

Diet: Dogbane and milkweed

Other: 
Photo courtesy C. Cornfield ©2009.
     
         
                    
         

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