Kebnat
INSECTS

Striped Cucumber Beetle

Acalymma vittatum

Insects
Native
Striped Cucumber Beetle, photo 1 of 5
Striped Cucumber Beetle, photo 2 of 5
Striped Cucumber Beetle, photo 3 of 5
6.3 mmLength

Beetle in the family Chrysomelidae 6.3 mm long. Lives in fields.

There are 230 observations of Striped Cucumber Beetle in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and September and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal96
  2. Montérégie31
  3. Capitale-Nationale25
  4. Estrie16
  5. Outaouais15
  6. Laurentides13
  7. Mauricie8
  8. Lanaudière6
  9. Laval5
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  12. Centre-du-Québec3
  13. Côte-Nord2
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Habitat

FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc

Similar species

Western Corn RootwormDiabrotica virgifera
Elm Leaf BeetleXanthogaleruca luteola
Three-lined Potato BeetleLema daturaphila
Goldenrod Leaf BeetleTrirhabda canadensis
Four-lined Plant BugPoecilocapsus lineatus
Spotted Cucumber BeetleDiabrotica undecimpunctata
Groundselbush beetleTrirhabda bacharidis
Goldenrod Soldier BeetleChauliognathus pensylvanicus
Bean Leaf BeetleCerotoma trifurcata
Coreopsis BeetleCalligrapha californica