Tricholochmaea kalmiae
(Fall, 1924)
Tricholochmaea kalmiae is a skeletonizing leaf beetle in the Chrysomelidae. The is distributed across North America, with records from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Ontario in Canada. It belongs to a of leaf beetles whose members feed on foliage, creating distinctive skeletonized damage by consuming leaf tissue between the .

Pronunciation
How to pronounce Tricholochmaea kalmiae: /ˌtrɪkoʊˌlɒkˈmiːə ˈkɑːlmiˌiː/
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Distribution
North America, with confirmed records from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Ontario in Canada.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
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