FAMILY CHRYSOMELIDAE (Leaf Beetles)

Coleoptera-Chrysomelidae-Scelida nigricornis-Flea Beetles (F)

Scelida nigricornis

Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Coordinates: 31.335325, -110.938100
Elevation: 3,932 ft
July 26, 2020
Attracted to mercury vapor and ultraviolet lights
Determined by Ed Riley who said: “It’s an uncommon pale form of Scelida nigricornis, normally the elytra are metallic blue-green.”

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