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INSECTS

Red Aquatic Leaf Beetle

Plateumaris rufa

Insects
Native
Red Aquatic Leaf Beetle, Adult
Red Aquatic Leaf Beetle, photo 2 of 5
Red Aquatic Leaf Beetle, photo 3 of 5

Beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. Feeds on plants.

There are 20 observations of Red Aquatic Leaf Beetle in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Capitale-Nationale and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie7
  2. Capitale-Nationale6
  3. Laurentides3
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  5. Montérégie1
  6. Mauricie1
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Similar species

Shoemaker's reed beetlePlateumaris shoemakeri
Brown Leaf WeevilPhyllobius oblongus
Cerulean aquatic leaf beetleDonacia caerulea