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***<div class=pull-left>Best regards, friends of Hive and the Insects of the World community.</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>Saludos cordiales amigos de Hive y comunidad de Insects of the World.</div>*

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***<div class=pull-left>Almost five months ago, when the rainy season was beginning, an orange beetle caught my attention. It was perched on a lantana leaf, and at first it was mostly the same color, with just a few faint dark shadows on the elytra.</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>Hace casi cinco meses, cuando comenzaba la temporada de lluvias, un escarabajo anaranjado llamó mi atención. Estaba posado en una hoja de la lantana y, al principio, era casi todo del mismo color, con apenas algunas sombras oscuras tenues en los élitros.</div>*

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***<div class=pull-left>In a matter of about 6 days it changed its appearance. I came to think that it could be a different species because the dark spots appeared on its body.</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>En cuestión de unos 6 días cambió su aspecto. Llegué a pensar que podía tratarse de una especie diferente pues aparecieron las manchas oscuras en su cuerpo.</div>*

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***<div class=pull-left>It seems that at first it was a juvenile stadium that had not yet developed its final appearance.</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>Parece que al principio se trataba de un estadio juvenil que aún no había desarrollado su aspecto definitivo.</div>*

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***<div class=pull-left>When searching for the exact name of the species, the results returned many different names, such as Longitarsus ochroleucus or orange tortoise beetle, Aulacophora femoralis, Chrysomela lapponica. Chrysomela knabi, Gonioctena americana.</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>Al buscar el nombre exacto de la especie, los resultados arrojaron muchos nombres diferentes, tales como Longitarsus ochroleucus o escarabajo tortuga naranja, aulacophora femoralis, chrysomela lapponica. Chrysomela knabi, Gonioctena americana.</div>*

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***<div class=pull-left>According to what I was able to investigate, the species mentioned are from North, Central Europe and North America, which makes it unlikely that it is any of them, however there is no doubt that it belongs to the family of leaf-eating beetles or [Chrysomelidae](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysomelidae).</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>Según lo que pude investigar las especies mencionadas son del Norte, Centro de Europa y Norteamérica, lo que hace poco probable que se trate de alguna de ellas, sin embargo no cabe duda es que pertenece a la familia de los escarabajos come hojas o [Chrysomelidae](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysomelidae).</div>*


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***<div class=pull-left>The Chrysomelidae family includes more than 50,000 species distributed in 2,500 genera, which makes it the most numerous and well-known. Many subfamilies are also recognized, some of which are under continuing investigation to identify them taxonomically.</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>La familia Chrysomelidae incluye a más de 50000 especies distribuidas en 2500 géneros, lo que la hace la más numerosa y conocida. También se reconocen muchas subfamilias, algunas de las cuales están en continua investigación para identificarlas taxonómicamente.</div>*

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***<div class=pull-left>Date and place of discovery: June 15, 17 and 21, 2022, in Libertador municipality, Carabobo state, Venezuela.</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>Fecha y lugar del descubrimiento: 15, 17 y 21 de junio de 2022, en municipio Libertador, estado Carabobo, Venezuela.</div>*

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***<div class=pull-left>All photos were taken by myself, @elentogether, with my Xiaomi 9C smartphone.</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>Todas las fotos las tomé yo misma, @elentogether, con mi teléfono inteligente 9C de Xiaomi.</div>*

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***<div class=pull-left>For information gathering I used Wikipedia and BugGuide articles.</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>Para reunión de información utilicé artículos de Wikipedia y BugGuide.</div>* 

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***<div class=pull-left>Thank you so much for stopping by and reading my post.</div>***

*<div class=pull-right>Muchas gracias por detenerse y leer mi publicación.</div>*


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*References / Referencias:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/40718
https://bugguide.net/node/view/180
https://www.google.com/search?q=Gonioctena&kgmid=/m/0lqh89h&hl=es&gl=US
https://bugguide.net/node/view/472955
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysomela_lapponica
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf_beetle*