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INSECTS

Dogbane Leaf Beetle

Chrysochus auratus

Insects
Native
Dogbane Leaf Beetle, photo 1 of 5
Dogbane Leaf Beetle, Adult
Dogbane Leaf Beetle, Adult
8–11 mmLength

Beetle in the family Chrysomelidae 8–11 mm long. Feeds on plants.

There are 277 observations of Dogbane Leaf Beetle in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Laurentides and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais55
  2. Laurentides36
  3. Montérégie33
  4. Estrie29
  5. Lanaudière26
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean26
  7. Mauricie26
  8. Capitale-Nationale23
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  10. Laval5
  11. Centre-du-Québec5
  12. Montréal3
  13. Côte-Nord3
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Similar species

Japanese BeetlePopillia japonica
Saint John's Wort BeetleChrysolina hyperici
Six-spotted Tiger BeetleCicindela sexguttata
Woodland Ground BeetlePoecilus lucublandus
Cyan long-horned beetleGaurotes cyanipennis