Dear entomologists,

[MNclone]

Ummm.... I'm out. Asian lady beetle probably of some species.... Harlequin ladybird....possibly.... Not a corn, soy, wheat, cotton pest that I am familiar with



I agree.... Great photos! What type of camera?

Canon T3i with 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

Now I'm kinda wishing that I would have grabbed an extension tube and really gotten better pics. I didn't think this bug was all that special, just didn't look familiar.

[Agkistrodon]

I think it's a milkweed leaf beetle - family Chrysomelidae

[ISUAgronomist]

I think it's a milkweed leaf beetle - family Chrysomelidae

Looks about right:

[ISUAgronomist]

Labidomera clivicollis - Google Search

[MNclone]

I think it's a milkweed leaf beetle - family Chrysomelidae

I do believe that is correct. Makes sense as it was on an asclepias incarnata which is a member of the milkweed family.

[Gordilly]

FYI, the ISU Entomology Dept hosts a highly regarded insect identification website:

http://bugguide.net

Lots of good info there, with experts and amateurs ready and willing to ID your beasties for you...

[Agkistrodon]

I do believe that is correct. Makes sense as it was on an asclepias incarnata which is a member of the milkweed family.

I thought the plant was something in that family, but wasn't 100% sure because I suck at plant taxonomy. I took a course a few years ago but nothing sunk in.

FYI, the ISU Entomology Dept hosts a highly regarded insect identification website:

http://bugguide.net

Lots of good info there, with experts and amateurs ready and willing to ID your beasties for you...

I used that site all the time when I took Entomology a few years ago, but had no idea it was actually run by ISU.

[Senolcyc]

WTF is this?

Couldn't tell, pictures weren't big enough.

[Acylum]

My initial reaction is that it is a cocinellidae, or ladybird, or ladybug, beetle. But, I've never seen this one before. My i.d. Gooks are at my office, and no quick luck on the Internet. There are over 450 Species in North America. Sorry.

You meant Geeks, right?

[The_Architect]

My initial reaction is that it is a cocinellidae, or ladybird, or ladybug, beetle. But, I've never seen this one before. My i.d. Gooks are at my office, and no quick luck on the Internet. There are over 450 Species in North America. Sorry.

thatsracist.jpg

jimlad

[Ms3r4ISU]

You meant Geeks, right?

Or books.

[2020cy]

Ummm.... I'm out. Asian lady beetle probably of some species.... Harlequin ladybird....possibly.... Not a corn, soy, wheat, cotton pest that I am familiar with



I agree.... Great photos! What type of camera?

I was hoping he would say it was a Samsung Galaxy 3, but that was another thread I guess.

[ThurgoodMarshal]

I believe that is the elusive doodle-bug