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 .

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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.

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