Desmodium-associate
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Pachyschelus laevigatus
Desmodium Leaf-mining Beetle
Pachyschelus laevigatus is a small metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America and is associated with Desmodium species, where adults feed on foliage and larvae are leaf miners. The species was first described by Thomas Say in 1833.