ORDER COLEOPTERA (Beetles)

Coleoptera-Chrysomelidae-Epitrix hirtipennis-Tobacco Flea Beetle (B)

Epitrix hirtipennis

Columbus, Luna County, New Mexico
Coordinates: 31.792461, -107.631166
October 17, 2016
Size: 1.8 mm
Found by sweeping flowers and vegetation
Anthony Deczynski, who is currently revising Epitrix north of Mexico, after viewing these images said: “From the photos, your specimen appears to be Epitrix hirtipennis. It is a common species in New Mexico.”

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