(BG) Grapevine Beetle (Pelidnota punctata)
dark legs 2014-7-20 Newark, DE - outside at light
Info page says it appears southern beetles have light brown legs and northern, dark.
It looks like Delaware has both types, not only in the same state or county, but at the same address.
There's about a quarter mile of Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera) across the street. Most trees are
male, but the few female trees there are, are dropping fruit.
info:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/3139
and
http://bugguide.net/node/view/963320/bgimage
Info page says it appears southern beetles have light brown legs and northern, dark.
It looks like Delaware has both types, not only in the same state or county, but at the same address.
There's about a quarter mile of Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera) across the street. Most trees are
male, but the few female trees there are, are dropping fruit.
info:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/3139
and
http://bugguide.net/node/view/963320/bgimage
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