Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Length: 5-7 mm
This member of the Flea Beetles tribe (Alticini) feeds primarily on species of Sumac. Notice the large hind femora, typical of Flea Beetles.
Blepharida rhois is not easily confused with any other beetle found in West Virginia or in this region. Adults may be found any time between early Spring and September, but numbers seem to peak in June. The food plants in West Virginia include the Sumacs Rhus copallinum and R. hirta.
Insects of West Virginia
