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Diabrotica virgifera LeConte, 1868
Family: Chrysomelidae
Size: 5.8 mm
Distribution: Native to Central America, established in 1992 in Europe and now naturalized
Biology: Main food plant of the larvae is corn; most important maize pest in the USA and Europe
Location: England, Berks, Slough, Middle Green
leg. C.S.L.York, 28.VIII.2003
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2011

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